Quabbin Valley Healthcare
Nursing home in Athol, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225296
821 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, MA 01331 · Worcester County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 142
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 12, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $62,250 (2)
Does Quabbin Valley Healthcare take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Quabbin Valley Healthcare is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Quabbin Valley Healthcare reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.61
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.43
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.14
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.05
- Weekend total hours
- 3.12
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 12, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 17, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Quabbin Valley Healthcare 2 times in the past 3 years, for $62,250 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 123.3 residents live here, about 87% of its 142 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 142
- Average residents per day
- 123.3
- Certified since
- April 17, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Quabbin Valley Healthcare
- Legal business name
- Blupoint Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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- Alliance Health at Baldwinville51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville 01436
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- Poet's Seat Healthcare Center359 High Street, Greenfield 01301
- Regalcare at Greenfield95 Laurel Street, Greenfield 01301
Who inspects nursing homes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Massachusetts, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Quabbin Valley Healthcare, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Quabbin Valley Healthcare
What is the CMS star rating of Quabbin Valley Healthcare?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Quabbin Valley Healthcare accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Quabbin Valley Healthcare?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Quabbin Valley Healthcare?
Blupoint Healthcare LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.