Assisted Living and Memory Care
Charter Senior Living of Danvers
220 Conant St., Danvers, MA 01923 · Map
Licensed for 114 residents
Charter Senior Living of Danvers is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Danvers, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 114 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, 114 residents
Certified Assisted Living Residence with Special Care Residence.
State inspection record9 findings in latest review
- Last compliance review
- August 20, 2024
- Reports on AGE’s page
- 1
- Latest action (as printed)
- Plan of correction required
- Certified since 1998
Compliance review, August 20, 2024 (AGE’s report)
- Review on site
- August 20, 2024
- Report dated
- August 26, 2024
- Action taken (as printed)
- Plan of correction required
- Previous action (as printed)
- Modification 11/16/2021
- Certification (as printed)
- Certified through 9/21/2024
- Review before this one
- November 17, 2022
- Corrections due by (as printed)
- September 26, 2024
- Findings cited
- 9 6 marked repeat
Summary: AGE cited 9 findings in this report, 6 of them marked as repeat findings from an earlier review. Plan of correction required (AGE’s action).
Summary of actions, as written: “EOEA conducted an on-site compliance review on August 20, 2024. Charter Senior Living of Danvers (Residence) will continue to be certified until the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (Elder Affairs) 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.”
- Finding A: General Requirements for an ALR-Emergency Preparedness Plan and Reporting Requirements: Reporting Resident Specific Emergencies marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Late submission of Resident-specific incident reports.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(11) (e)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(11)(e): Emergency Preparedness Plan and Reporting Requirements (rule text: “Any report required under 651 CMR 12.04(11)(c) or 12.04(11)(d) shall be filed with the Assisted Living Certification Unit within 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident via EOEA's online filing system. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding B: General Requirements for an ALR - Service and Service Coordination Requirements: -Emergency Response -Dietary Review marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing e-call response time not compliant with the ALR policy. Missing documentation of hourly safety checks. Dietary Menus do not provide information for resident's choice”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(2)(b)(3)b,4
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 C: General Requirements for an ALR: Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing or incomplete components of the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement requirements. Insufficient evidence to determine safe Self-Administered Medication Management (SAMM) and Limited Medication Administration (LMA).”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(10)(a)(b)(c)
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: General Requirements for an ALR: -Screening and Assessment -Service Plan Development and Requirements marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent with documenting components of Assessments and Service Plans. Bed Rails”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(8)3. 651 CMR 12.04(8)(b) 651 CMR 12.08(1)(s)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(8): Service Plan Requirements; 651 CMR 12.04(8)(b): Service Plan Requirements (rule text: “All service plans shall be in writing, signed and dated by the Resident or his or her Legal Representative, and by the Sponsor or his or her representative.”); 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 E: Record Requirements: Correspondence Log marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent documentation of information necessary for the continuity of care. Missing days in the Correspondence Logs.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.05(4)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.05(4): Record Requirements (rule text: “The Residence must maintain a staff correspondence log for each 24 hour period that communicates information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all Residents. The correspondence log must be maintained for no less than 90 days.”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
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- Finding F: Training Requirements: -Introductory Visit and Review --Supervision
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent documentation of Introductory Visits. Biannual Self-Administered Medication Management (SAMM) and skills evaluations were not consistently documented for all PC staff”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.07(7) 651 CMR 12.07(8)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.07(7): Introductory Visit and Review (rule text: “Prior to or within 48 hours after the provision of Personal Care Services to a Resident, a nurse shall review the Resident's service plan with all relevant personal care workers. [...]”); 651 CMR 12.07(8): Supervision (rule text: “A qualified nurse shall, at least once every six months, evaluate the Personal Care Services provided by personal care staff of the Residence or by contracted providers. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
- Finding G: General Requirements for an ALR: Service and Service Coordination Requirement
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing SAMM and LMA Documentation.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR12.04(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 H: Staff Requirements: Health Screening Requirements marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Health Screening requirements not completed for all staff.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.06(8)(e)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.06(8)(e): Contagious Disease and Vaccination Requirements › Influenza Vaccine (rule text: “1. Subject to the provisions of 651 CMR 12.06(8)(g), each Residence shall ensure that all personnel are vaccinated annually with seasonal influenza vaccine, inactivated or live, or an attenuated influenza vaccine, including a seasonal [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding I: General Requirements for an ALR-Reports to EOEA
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing documentation of required notification to EOEA with ten business days after Assisted Living Residence Manger leaves his or her position the Residence shall forward the contact information for any interim or new Residence Manager to EOEA, including telephone number(s) and email address”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR12.04(13)(b)2.
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(13)(b): Reports to EOEA › Additional Reporting Requirements (rule text: “1. All information required by 651 CMR 12.03(2) or otherwise required by the Secretary shall be kept current by each Applicant or Sponsor. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
Specific corrective actions AGE required
- Documentation that all applicable Residents have an up-to-date bed rail assessment that meets EOEA requirements
- Documentation of completed PC skills and SAMM training for applicable care staff
- Confirmation that all current personnel are compliant with all Health Screening and Vaccine requirements
- Confirm the completion of an Introductory Visit for all current care staff with all Residents.
What AGE reviewed and found (AGE’s words)
- Reporting Resident-specific Emergencies- Incident Reports
- EOEA reviewed the Residences records and submitted incident reports from the last quarter of calendar year 2022 through the day of the compliance review for evidence that all occurrences of an incident or accident that has or may have a Significant Negative Effect on a Resident's health, safety or welfare were reported to EOEA within 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident during the period [...]
- The Residence filed 16 incident reports greater than 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident during the period reviewed.
- Service and Service Coordination Requirements-E-calls
- EOEA reviewed the Personalized Emergency Response procedures developed to provide timely assistance to a Resident in the event of an emergency needs situation.
- In the months of December 2023 and July 2024 there were 466 e-call response times over the ten minutes required by the Residence policy.
- The Residence is not consistently monitoring the reasons for late e-call response times in order to meet the service needs of Residents.
- The Residence has chosen to manually document hourly safety checks of Residents living in the Special Care Residence (SCR) to comply with the regulations to provide timely assistance to a Resident in the event of an emergency needs situation.
- Documentation of hourly checks in the Specialized Care Residence neighborhood was not auditable. Provider was not able to provide documentation for safety checks at the time of the Compliance Review.
- The Residence is not demonstrating an effective means of monitoring hourly safety checks to ensure staff is available to provide "timely assistance to Residents and prompt response to urgent or emergency needs" during those times when they are not visible in the common areas of the community.
Dietary Requirements
- EOEA reviewed the Residence's dietary plan reviews from 2023 through the date of compliance review to confirm consistency with the most recent edition of Dietary Guidelines.
- The review lacked the inclusion of the required language that the proposed menus meet the minimum dietary standards of the daily recommend allowances of sodium, sugar and fat content as established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the of the
- National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.
- Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
- EOEA reviewed documentation to ensure the Residence has established an effective, ongoing quality improvement and assurance program for Service Planning, Resident
- Safety Assurances and Medication Quality for the calendar year of 2022(last quarter) and 2023.
Medication Quality Plan
- The Residence was missing clear findings, for set target date and staff responsible for follow-up in calendar years 2023 and 2024.
Medication administration observation
- EOEA observed one Medication Technician staff and two Nurses providing medication assistance to eight Residents to ensure the Residence has developed and implemented systems that support and promote safe SAMM and LMA:
SAMM
- One Resident had one over the counter bottle medication located on a footrest table in the resident room.
- One Resident had a loose pill medication in the SAMM medication locked box.
LMA
- One Resident had a two over the counter bottle medications missing pharmacy labels in the LMA medication locked box.
- One Resident had three over the counter bottle medications located on the table in the resident room.
- General Requirements for an Assisted Living Residence (ALR)
- EOEA reviewed seven Resident Records to determine compliance with requirements for the Screening and Assessment, Service Plan Development and Service Plan Requirements.
Screening and Assessment
- Two records were missing documentation of the Legal Representative and the scope of authority.
- Seven records were without documentation to confirm the initial assessment was conducted by a nurse.
Service Plan Development and Requirements
- Three SCR service plan records were missing Documentation of individualized enrichment activities provided to the resident.
- Two records were without documentation to confirm the ability of the Resident to manage medication.
Service Plan Requirements- Bed Rail Assessments
- EOEA reviewed the Residence records of 27 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.
- Documentation of an assessment confirming that the Resident can independently navigate around the bed rail/U-bar were missing for 9 Residents for the calendar year 2023 and 2024.
- Record Requirements - Correspondence Log
- EOEA reviewed the current 90-day Correspondence Log required to communicate information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all Residents.
- The Residence did not use the Correspondence Log to communicate all significant or pertinent information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all
Residents
- The Residence did not consistently document for each 24-hour period in each Correspondence Log.
- Training Requirements Introductory Visit and Review
- EOEA reviewed the records of seven Residents to determine compliance with the requirements that a nurse review the Resident's service plan with all relevant personal care workers within the 48 hours after the provision of service or with any change of condition for the Resident.
- One record was missing signature documentation to support that Introductory Visits have been conducted with all applicable staff prior to or within 48 hours after the provision of Personal Care services.
- One record was missing documentation to support that Introductory Visits was conducted with all applicable staff with any change of condition.
Supervision
- EOEA reviewed the records of five Personal Care (PC) staff to determine compliance with Personal Care and SAMM skills evaluation requirements in the calendar year 2023 through the date of the Compliance Review.
- Documentation confirming the completion of Personal Care (PC) skills evaluations and SAMM evaluations every six months was missing from three records.
- Service and Service Coordination Requirements
- Self- Administered Medication Management (SAMM) and Limited Medication administration (LMA).
- EOEA reviewed the records of seven Residents to determine compliance with requirements with SAMM and LMA documentation.
- Seven records were missing staff initials/signatures or documentation which would indicate the observation of the Residents' actions regarding the medication (e.g., whether the Resident took or refused the medication, the date and time).
- Health Screening Requirements
- EOEA reviewed the personnel records of seven staff members to determine compliance with Health Screening requirements.
- Two records were missing documentation to confirm receipt or declination of the seasonal influenza vaccine
- Reports to EOEA
- In accordance with the regulation the Residence is required to submit reports to EOEA by a specified date/time period each year.
- The Residence did not submit the required notification for change in Assisted Living Residence Manager withing the required ten business days.
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 114 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
- 114
- County
- Essex 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.
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.
- 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?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
What we checked8 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 |
| 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 Charter Senior Living of Danvers provide?
Charter Senior Living of Danvers is licensed by the state of Massachusetts for assisted living, memory care in Danvers, Massachusetts. Its licensed capacity is 114 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Charter Senior Living of Danvers?
No. We publish state licensing details for Charter Senior Living of Danvers 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 Charter Senior Living of Danvers 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. Charter Senior Living of Danvers does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Charter Senior Living of Danvers?
Use Charter Senior Living of Danvers's website, mass.gov/locations/charter-senior-living-of-danvers, or visit at 220 Conant St., Danvers, MA 01923.
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