Inspection Reports for
Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill

MA, 4565

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1 Report

2025

Inspection Report — May 15, 2025

Routine
Date: May 15, 2025

Visit Reason
Biennial state compliance review of the assisted living residence by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE) on May 15, 2025.

Findings
The state cited 4 findings, all repeats, below the state median of 6. The action taken was Plan of correction required.

Citations (4)
Medication assistance · Emergency call response: Two resident records were missing the current form for family-filled medication cassettes consent, and during July 2024 and March 2025, there were 86 emergency call response times over the fifteen-minute limit in accordance with the Resident’s policy (repeat finding).
Resident care plans: Four records were missing documentation of a service plan review required within 30 days after residency commencement, and three records were missing documentation of a service plan review required every six months or after a change in resident conditions (repeat finding).
Quality assurance program: The residence had unsafe self-administered medication management and limited medication administration practices, including expired medication, failure to document medication assistance, medication stored without orders, and failure to perform hand hygiene prior to medication administration (repeat finding).
Incident reporting: The residence filed 23 incident reports more than 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident (repeat finding).
Report Facts
Findings: 4 Repeat findings: 4 State median findings: 6

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