Nursing home
Poet's Seat Healthcare Center
359 High Street, Greenfield, MA 01301 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities) · 63 certified beds
Poet's Seat Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Greenfield, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.34 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on May 28, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $5,541In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Poet's Seat Healthcare Center 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) | 3.34 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.93 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 65.6% | 39.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | below 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 May 28, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 28, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $5,541, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Poet's Seat Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 28, 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 · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 3, 2024 · 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 · Mar 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2024 · 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 · Mar 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 11, 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
- 359 High Street
Greenfield, MA 01301 - CMS certification #
- 225360
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 63
- Avg residents/day
- 55.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-05-30
- Chain
- Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Ephram Lahasky
Ephram Lahasky operates 28 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ephram Lahasky facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Greenfield. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility, Greenfield. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- New England Health And Clinical Services, Hadley. 17.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01301 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Yankee Family Dialysis Center, Greenfield, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01301.
Pioneer Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Greenfield, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Fisher Home, office in Amherst, 13.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Vna & Hospice Of Cooley Dickinson, office in Northampton, 19.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hilltown Community Health Centers Inc, Amherst. 16.2 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective July 2, 1980), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Poet's Seat Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Poet's Seat Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Poet's Seat Healthcare Center staffed?
Poet's Seat Healthcare Center reports 3.34 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Poet's Seat Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Poet's Seat Healthcare Center have?
Poet's Seat Healthcare Center is certified for 63 beds.