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Port Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Newburyport, MassachusettsMedicare inspection record
About Port Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
PORT Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center brings expert skilled nursing and rehabilitation care to Newburyport, Massachusetts families. Our team focuses on helping patients recover strength and independence through personalized medical attention and therapeutic support during their most important healing moments.
Community at a glance
Capacity
123 residents
Location
Newburyport, MA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
6 HALE STREET, Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 28, 2025, state inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 39 minutes with each resident a day, below the Massachusetts average of 3 hours 52 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Port Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 39 minutesBelow the Massachusetts average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 31 minutesBelow the Massachusetts average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 56%Above the Massachusetts average |
2 administrators have left the home in the past year.
Inspections
17 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
August 28, 2025 · Standard inspection · 8 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Sep 29, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 29, 2025Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 29, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 29, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Sep 29, 2025Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 29, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 29, 2025Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 29, 2025
December 12, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 19, 2025
September 12, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations+
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Oct 25, 2024Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 25, 2024Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 25, 2024
January 11, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 5 citations+
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 26, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 26, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 26, 2024Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 26, 2024Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 26, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Newburyport SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 122
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- January 1, 1983
- Part of a chain
- Atlas Healthcare, 30 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 225271
Location
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6 HALE STREETNewburyport, MA 01950
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Questions about Port Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
How did Port Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on August 28, 2025 and cited 8 health deficiencies. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Port Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 39 minutes with each resident per day, including 31 minutes from registered nurses. 56% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Port Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Port Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.