Overview
Quabbin Valley Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Athol. It scores 2 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 65% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 12, 2025, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $62,250 in the past three years.
Quabbin Valley Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 142 certified beds, caring for about 123 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1987.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 12, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $62,250
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.61 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.43 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.14 hrs
- Nurse aides2.05 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 142
- Average residents per day
- 123
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 17, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes