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Brandon Woods of New Bedford

An independent review of Brandon Woods Of New Bedford's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

397 COUNTY STREET · NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740 · 135 beds
Phone: 5089979396
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility raises serious safety concerns and ranks well below its peers.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs Special Focus Facility status; high RN turnover (65%); $528,970 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Federal abuse indicator removed from the record

In the August 2026 federal update, the federal abuse indicator was no longer present on this facility's record.

Total federal fines rose to $528,970

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $464,490 to $528,970. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
1 / 5
Staffing
★★★
3 / 5
Health Inspection
1 / 5
Quality Measures
★★
2 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • On the federal Special Focus Facility watch list for persistent quality problems.
  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (1 of 5 stars).
  • $528,970 in federal fines across 2 penalties.
  • High registered-nurse turnover (65%), care continuity may suffer.

How it compares vs. 341 MA nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of MA homes
Staffing rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 35% of MA homes
Health-inspection rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of MA homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
4.34935hrs
Better than 86% of MA homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.36139hrs
Better than 10% of MA homes
RN turnover
65%
Better than 13% of MA homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Massachusetts, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Special Focus Facility Enhanced oversight
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

2
Fines
$528,970
Total fines
0
Payment denials
2
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.36139
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
4.34935
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.92779
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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