Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility
97 Bethany Road, Framingham, MA, 01701 · CCN 225535
Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility is a CMS-certified skilled nursing facility located in Framingham, Massachusetts. This facility-specific record brings together official CMS provider, inspection, rating, and enforcement data while identifying what is missing or uncertain.
What stands out in the available record
The available records contain 4 cited deficiencies across 3 surveys. 2 were coded at G or above; 0 were coded at immediate-jeopardy levels J through L.
The most-cited tags shown here do not include a repeated tag. This conclusion applies only to the available records.
Survey history
- September 2024 — Health: 2 cited deficiencies
- April 2024 — Health: 1 cited deficiency
- October 2022 — Health: 1 cited deficiency
Scope and severity distribution
- Scope/severity D: 2 citations
- Scope/severity G: 2 citations
2 available citations were coded at G or above, indicating actual harm or immediate jeopardy; 0 were coded J or above.
Top Deficiency Citations
- F0689 — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (1 citation)
- F0883 — Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (1 citation)
- F0888 — Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 (1 citation)
- F0656 — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (1 citation)
Deficiency categories
- Infection Control Deficiencies: 2 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies: 1 citation
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies: 1 citation
Official CMS Five-Star context
- Overall: 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspection: 5 of 5 stars
- Staffing: 5 of 5 stars
- Quality measure: 4 of 5 stars
CMS reports 4.9 total nurse staffing hours per resident day.
Five-Star values above are official CMS fields. POCDesk does not calculate or predict the official CMS rating.
Enforcement and penalties
The available CMS enforcement dataset contains 1 penalty action, most recently dated September 2024. Monetary fines in these records total $9,318.
Sources, freshness, and limitations
Source: official CMS datasets, including Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, and Penalties. View the CMS data source. Loaded survey records window — Earliest loaded survey: October 2022; Latest loaded survey: September 2024. These dates describe records loaded by POCDesk, not a CMS release or publication timestamp. Facility statistics refreshed: October 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM UTC. The available rating record has a CMS processing date of September 2026. POCDesk last refreshed that rating record on October 2026.
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