Assisted Living and Memory Care
The Residence at Riverbend
149 County Road, Ipswich, MA 01938 · Map
Licensed for 75 residents
The Residence at Riverbend is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 75 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, 75 residents
Certified Assisted Living Residence with Special Care Residence.
Nearest emergency room
7.1 miles
Northeast Hospital Corporation, rated 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Residence at Riverbend this community | 75 | Not published | Active | 5 findings in latest review | |
| Herrick House | 7.0 mi | 86 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Seasons of Danvers | 8.1 mi | 47 | Not published | Active | No record |
| The Current Beverly | 8.1 mi | 98 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Benchmark Senior Living at Putnam Farm | 8.2 mi | 80 | Not published | Active | No record |
State inspection record5 findings in latest review
- Last compliance review
- November 7, 2024
- Reports on AGE’s page
- 1
- Latest action (as printed)
- Plan of correction required
- Certified since 2014
Compliance review, November 7, 2024 (AGE’s report)
- Review on site
- November 7, 2024
- Report dated
- November 15, 2024
- Action taken (as printed)
- Plan of correction required
- Previous action (as printed)
- No
- Certification (as printed)
- Certified through 12/1/24
- Review before this one
- November 3, 2022
- Corrections due by (as printed)
- December 12, 2024
- Findings cited
- 5 3 marked repeat
Summary: AGE cited 5 findings in this report, 3 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 November 7, 2024. The Residence at Riverbend (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 - Service and Service Coordination Requirements: Emergency Response marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Delayed e-call response time not compliant with the ALR policy.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(2)(b)(3.)(b.)(c.)
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: Service Plan Development
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent with documenting all requirements of Assessments and Service Plans.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(8)(a)(3)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(8)(a): Service Plan Requirements (rule text: “Each service plan shall be based on a current assessment of the Resident, and indicate the following: 1. The services needed, including the minimum service package provided for a monthly fee and any additional services the Resident needs; [...]”)
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.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(10)(a)-(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 - Emergency Preparedness Plan and Reporting Requirements: Reporting Resident Specific Emergencies marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Resident specific incident reports submitted late to EOEA.”
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 E: Record Requirements: Correspondence Log
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent documentation of information necessary for the continuity of care.”
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)
What AGE reviewed and found (AGE’s words)
A. Service and Service Coordination Requirements - Emergency Response
- EOEA reviewed response times and tests of the emergency response system from the calendar years 2023 to 2024 to determine compliance with Service Coordination requirements.
In the month of January 2023 there were 19 e-call response times over the 10 minutes required by the Residence policy
- In the month of June 2023 there were 12 e-call response times over the 10 minutes required by the Residence policy.
- In the month of August 2024 there were 12 e-call response times over the 10 minutes required by the Residence policy.
B. General Requirements for an Assisted Living Residence
- EOEA reviewed the records of five Residents to determine compliance with requirements for Screening and Assessment, Service Plan Development and Service Plan Requirements.
Service Plan Development
- Documentation of individualized enrichment activities provided to the Resident was missing in three Special Care Residence (SCR) records.
C. 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 years 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Service Planning
- Documentation of a set target date for follow-up action and person responsible for follow up action was missing in calendar year 2023.
Resident Safety Assurances
- Documentation safety assurances audit was missing for calendar year 2023.
Medication Quality Plan
- Documentation of specific findings, the person responsible for follow up action and a set target date for follow-up action was missing all four quarters of calendar year 2023.
Medication administration observation
- EOEA observed two PCA staff providing medication assistance to four Residents and one nurse providing medication administration to four Residents to ensure the Residence has developed and implemented systems that support and promote safe SAMM and LMA:
LMA
- One Resident's physician's order for crushed medication was not available for EOEA to review.
D. Reporting Resident-specific Emergencies – Incident Reports
- EOEA reviewed the Residence records and submitted incident reports from November 3, 2022 through November 7, 2024 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 or accident.
- The Residence filed 31incident reports greater than 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident during the period reviewed.
E. Record Requirements - Correspondence Log
- EOEA reviewed the current 90-day Correspondence Logs required to communicate information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all Residents.
- The Residence did not use the Correspondence Logs to communicate all significant or pertinent information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all 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 75 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
- 75
- 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.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 7.1 mi, nursing home 5.5 mi, pharmacy 1.4 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Northeast Hospital Corporation, Beverly. 7.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Masconomet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Topsfield. 5.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Beth Israel Lahey Health At Home, Beverly. 6.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01938 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc North Shore Regional Dialysis Center, Beverly, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Danvers, Danvers, 9.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Of Newburyport, Newburyport, 10.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01938.
Care Dimensions, Inc, office in Danvers, 9.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Beth Israel Lahey Health At Home, office in Danvers, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Elara Caring, office in Newburyport, 10.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care, Inc, South Hamilton. 4.1 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 moderate; 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding very high, wildfire relatively 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 November 2024. 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 relatively 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 The Residence at Riverbend provide?
The Residence at Riverbend is licensed by the state of Massachusetts for assisted living, memory care in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Its licensed capacity is 75 residents.
Does Lilisity rate The Residence at Riverbend?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Residence at Riverbend 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 The Residence at Riverbend 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. The Residence at Riverbend does not publish its prices.
How do I contact The Residence at Riverbend?
Use The Residence at Riverbend's website, mass.gov/locations/the-residence-at-riverbend, or visit at 149 County Road, Ipswich, MA 01938.
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