Assisted Living and Memory Care
Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St
20 Clafin St., Milford, MA 01757 · Map
Licensed for 42 residents
Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Milford, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 42 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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License
Active, 42 residents
Certified Assisted Living Residence with Special Care Residence.
Nearest emergency room
1.5 miles
Milford Regional Medical Center, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St this community | 42 | Not published | Active | 6 findings in latest review | |
| Cornerstone at Milford | 1.3 mi | 85 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Atria Draper Place | 1.3 mi | 68 | $5,295/mo | Active | 4 findings in latest review |
| The Residence at Whitcomb House | 1.7 mi | 68 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Whitney Place at Medway | 5.4 mi | 100 | Not published | Active | No record |
State inspection record6 findings in latest review
- Last compliance review
- May 1, 2025
- Reports on AGE’s page
- 1
- Latest action (as printed)
- Plan of Correction required
- Certified since 2015
Compliance review, May 1, 2025 (AGE’s report)
- Review on site
- May 1, 2025
- Report dated
- May 15, 2025
- Action taken (as printed)
- Plan of Correction required
- Previous action (as printed)
- None
- Certification (as printed)
- Deemed certified since 5/1/25
- Review before this one
- March 23, 2023
- Corrections due by (as printed)
- June 16, 2025
- Findings cited
- 6 1 marked repeat
Summary: AGE cited 6 findings in this report, 1 of them marked as repeat findings from an earlier review. Plan of Correction required (AGE’s action).
Summary of actions, as written: “AGE conducted an on-site Compliance Review on May 1, 2025. Blaire House of Milford (Residence) will continue to be certified until AGE issues a notice regarding final approval or denial of the application for recertification. Final approval will be granted when the issues discussed below have been clarified or corrected in writing. Blaire House of Milford May 15,2025”
- Finding A: General Requirements for an ALR: Emergency Response marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Late e-call response times. Inconsistent monitoring of e-calls.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(2)(b)(2)(d)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(2)(b): Service and Service Coordination Requirements (rule text: “The Sponsor of the Assisted Living Residence shall provide or arrange for the provision of the following services by personnel meeting standards for professional qualifications and training set forth in 651 CMR 12.05, 12.07, and 12.08: 1. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding B: General Requirements for an ALR: Screening and Assessment
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing Bed Rail Assessments.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.08(1)(s)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.08(1)(s): Resident Rights (rule text: “Be free from Restraints;”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
- Finding C: General Requirements for an ALR- Service and Service Coordination: Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing or incomplete components of the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement requirements. Unsafe SAMM.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(10)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(10)(a): Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement › Service Planning (rule text: “The Residence shall review a random sample of Resident assessments, service plans and progress notes at least once each year to ensure that the Residents' service plans have been implemented and meet the Resident's general needs and any [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding D: Emergency Preparedness Plan and Reporting Requirements: Reporting Resident Specific Emergencies
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Late submissions of Resident-specific incidents reports.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(11)(a)(4)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(11)(a): Emergency Preparedness Plan and Reporting Requirements › Plan Requirements (rule text: “1. The plan and any changes to the plan, which shall be developed in conjunction with local and state emergency planners, must include the following elements: a. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding E: General Requirements for an ALR: Controlled Substances (CS)
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Not following CS policy and procedure.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(14)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(14): Controlled Substances (rule text: “Each Residence shall create policies and procedures intended to prevent the theft or diversion of controlled substances prescribed to Residents who participate in SAMM or LMA. Such procedures shall include:”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
- Finding F: Resident Record: Progress Notes
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing documentation of significant events.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.05(1)(c)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.05(1)(c): Resident Record (rule text: “Progress notes, which shall document significant occurrences, either observed by or reported to Residence staff, including significant or continued changes in the Resident's behavior or memory; [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
Specific corrective actions AGE required
- Documentation confirming a completed and current assessment of all Residents using a bed rail or u-bar.
- Documentation that all nursing and Personal Care Staff have had training regarding Controlled Substance policy and procedures.
What AGE reviewed and found (AGE’s words)
- Service and Service Coordination Requirements- Emergency Response
- AGE reviewed the Personalized Emergency Response procedures developed to provide timely assistance to a Resident in the event of an emergency.
- During the months of December 2023, June 2024 and April 2025, there were 277 e-call response times over the 7-minute limit.
- Documentation that the Residence monitor e-call response times over the seven-minute limit was missing for the months of December 2023, June 2024 and April 2025.
- General Requirements for an Assisted Living Residence (ALR)-
- AGE reviewed the documentation of five Resident Records from March 2023 through the date of the Compliance Review to determine compliance with the requirements for Screenings, Assessments and Service Plan Development and Requirements.
Screening and Assessment- Bed Rail Assessments
- AGE reviewed the Residence records of three Residents utilizing bed rails / U-bars or similar devices for the period of 2023 through the date of the Compliance Review to determine compliance with the required assessment by a physical/occupational therapist every six months.
- Two records were missing documentation of a current assessment noting that the Resident can independently navigate around a bed rail/ U-bar.
- Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
- AGE reviewed documentation to ensure the Residence has established an effective, ongoing quality improvement and assurance program for Service Planning, Safety Assurances, and Medication Quality from March 23, 2023, through the date of the Compliance Review.
Service Planning
- Documentation of the date the audit was completed was missing for the 2023 calendar year reviewed.
Resident Safety Assurances
- Documentation of the date the audit was completed was missing for the 2023 and 2024 calendar years reviewed.
Medication Quality Plan
- AGE reviewed the Residence's quarterly medication documentation audits from March 23, 2023, through the date of the Compliance Review to ensure compliance with SAMM and Residence policies.
Medication administration observation
- AGE observed two Personal Care (PC) staff providing medication assistance to four Residents to ensure the Residence has developed and implemented systems that support and promote safe SAMM.
SAMM
- AGE observed that both PC staff did not properly perform hand hygiene when providing SAMM medications to Residents.
- AGE observed unidentified one loose pill in two Resident's medication storage units.
- AGE observed one PC staff provide one pill to one Resident after the pill had fallen on the floor. The PC staff did not know the procedure of how to handle situations of potential medication contamination. The same Resident's blister pack for one medication had compromised medication blisters.
- Age observed one Resident's current medication administration record was missing from the medication storage unit.
- Reporting Resident-specific Emergencies- Incident Reports
- AGE reviewed the Residence records and incident reports from March 23, 2023, through the date of the Compliance Review to determine whether the Residence complied with the requirement to report qualifying incidents to AGE within 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.
- The Residence filed eight incident reports greater than 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.
- Controlled Substances
- AGE reviewed the Controlled Substance (CS) policy and procedure for Residents who participate in SAMM.
- AGE observed care staff not following the Residence's CS policies and procedures intended to prevent theft or diversion.
- Resident Records- Progress Notes
- AGE reviewed five Residents' records to determine compliance with record requirements.
- Documentation of significant occurrences in the Progress Notes was missing for two Residents.
Summaries are ours and are marked “Summary”; quoted text is AGE’s own, as printed in reports scanned to text (spelling slips are AGE’s or the scan’s), shortened where marked [...]. Rule descriptions come from 651 CMR 12.00 as in force on the report date. AGE’s page for this residence links each report.
What these terms mean
651 CMR 12.09(2): AGE "shall conduct compliance reviews of Assisted Living Residences no less than once every two years. In addition, [AGE] may conduct a compliance review any time it has cause to believe that an Assisted Living Residence is in violation" of the law or its regulations.
651 CMR 12.09(4)(b): a notice of noncompliance "shall describe the noncompliance with particularity, indicate the specific portion of the law(s) or regulation(s) which have been violated, and shall include the corrective action to be taken."
651 CMR 12.09(4)(c) and (d): AGE may require corrective action, including "Ceasing the enrollment of new Residents" or "Reducing the number of Residents served", and may "deny, revoke, suspend, modify or refuse to issue or renew a Certification."
A finding marked repeat is one AGE also cited at an earlier review. AGE does not rate findings by severity in these reports; the action taken is AGE's overall response.
AGE posts these reports on each residence’s mass.gov page and keeps no public index, so older reports may not be listed. Massachusetts posts no complaint results for assisted living. This residence is certified for 42 units; larger residences have more records to review, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE), Assisted Living Residence certification, residence pages read October 16, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the residence about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Certified Assisted Living Residence with Special Care Residence
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 42
- County
- Worcester County
Source: Massachusetts state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Massachusetts, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Massachusetts
- Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC), a MassHealth program. Most people pay privately. MassHealth (Medicaid) can help through Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC) at residences that accept it, but not all ALRs do. Ask before you sign a residency agreement. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 1.5 mi, nursing home 0.0 mi, pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Milford Regional Medical Center, Milford. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Blaire House of Milford, Milford. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kimba Compassionate Healthcare & Vna Services LLC, Milford. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Edward M. Kennedy Community Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01757 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis Services Of Blackstone Valley, Milford, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Woonsocket, Woonsocket, 8.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Framingham, Framingham, 11.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01757.
Vna & Hospice Of Greater Milford, office in Milford, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Preferred Peaceful Transitions Home Health Care Inc, office in Milford, 1.8 miles away, straight line
Brookhaven Hospice, office in Marlborough, 14.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Reliant Medical Group Inc, Milford. 1.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in May 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE), Assisted Living Residence certification inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St provide?
Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St is licensed by the state of Massachusetts for assisted living, memory care in Milford, Massachusetts. Its licensed capacity is 42 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St?
No. We publish state licensing details for Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St cost?
Assisted Living in Massachusetts typically starts at $5,300 to $7,800 a month. Based on 31 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St?
Use Blaire House of Milford, Clafin St's website, mass.gov/locations/blaire-house-of-milford, or visit at 20 Clafin St., Milford, MA 01757.
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