Nursing home
Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation
447 Hill Street, Whitinsville, MA 01588 · Map
For profit - Individual · 123 certified beds
Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.17 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 29, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation compares
This facility vs. the Massachusetts and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Massachusetts avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.17 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.80 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.3% | 39.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the April 29, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 23, 2025
What inspectors found at Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 447 Hill Street
Whitinsville, MA 01588 - CMS certification #
- 225312
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 123
- Avg residents/day
- 121.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-07-05
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
We provide a full range of short-term rehabilitation, quality long-term care, respite and hospice care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
We provide a full range of short-term rehabilitation, quality long-term care, respite and hospice care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Milford Regional Medical Center, Milford. 8.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Adviniacare at Northbridge, Northbridge. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kimba Compassionate Healthcare & Vna Services LLC, Milford. 7.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01588 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care-Oxford, Sutton, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Dialysis Services Of Blackstone Valley, Milford, 7.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Worcester County Dialysis, Worcester, 9.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01588.
Preferred Peaceful Transitions Home Health Care Inc, office in Milford, 9.3 miles away, straight line
Vna & Hospice Of Greater Milford, office in Milford, 9.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Greater Western Massachusetts, office in Auburn, 10.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Reliant Medical Group Inc, Milford. 8.8 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 risk
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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation reports 3.17 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation have?
Blackstone Valley Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 123 beds.