Briarwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
150 Lincoln Street, Needham, MA 02492 · Norfolk County · 120 certified beds · avg 111 residents/day · certified since Jul 1, 1990
Part of chain: MARQUIS HEALTH SERVICES (87 facilities, chain avg rating 3.0★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Feb 18, 2025 · F-0658 · triggered by a complaint
The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow.
Why it matters: Care that falls below professional standards can directly harm a resident's health and recovery.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Feb 17, 2025 (Past Non-Compliance)
All citations in the current public record (10)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to those eligible after that education, or properly document everyone's vaccination status. |
| Jun 17, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not safely and appropriately administer IV fluids (fluids given through a vein) for residents who needed them. |
| Jun 17, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. |
| Jun 17, 2026 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
| Feb 18, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint |
| Jul 26, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. |
| Jul 26, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail. |
| Jul 26, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. |
| Jul 26, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Jul 26, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. |
Inspection trend by year
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $8,788.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2025 | Fine | $8,788 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.43 | 3.89 | 3.95 | bottom 29% in Massachusetts; bottom 33% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.69 | top 43% in Massachusetts; top 44% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.05 | 3.51 | 3.50 | bottom 25% in Massachusetts; bottom 33% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.48 | top 44% in Massachusetts; top 44% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 23.2 | 38.2 | 45.8 | top 8% in Massachusetts; top 5% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 31.3 | 42.6 | 42.9 | top 28% in Massachusetts; top 32% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.99, RN 0.73, weekend 3.54. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFR 2020 Irrv Tr | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2021 |
| Quinto Holdings LLC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2013 |
| Rsbrmk Holdings LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2021 |
| SK 2013 Delta Trust | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2021 |
| Sora Kohn Fam Tr Uad 120120 | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2021 |
| Tryko Holdings, LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2013 |
| Uak 2020 Irrv Tr | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2021 |
| Ukr Consulting LLC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2013 |
| Yr 2013 Delta Tr Ua 03252013 | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2021 |
| Alghazawneh, Bashar | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/22/2022 |
| Briarwood Property LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2013 |
| Cohen, David | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/18/2023 |
| Cohen, David | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/18/2023 |
| Crowley, Jennifer | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/30/2024 |
| Crowley, Jennifer | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/30/2024 |
| Crowley, Jennifer | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/30/2024 |
| Housing and Healthcare Finance LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Security Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/25/2017 |
| Levovitz, Tzvi | Individual | Individual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/19/2025 |
| Marquis Limited LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2021 |
| Marquis Limited LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/09/2025 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
- "How do you handle COVID-19 vaccination for residents and staff, and what happens during an outbreak?"
- "Who on your staff manages IV therapy, and what training and monitoring is in place?"
- "How do you keep residents' medical records accurate, complete, and secure?"
- "What percentage of your residents and staff are vaccinated against flu and pneumonia, and how do you offer the vaccines?"
- "How do you coordinate and monitor care for residents who receive dialysis?"
- "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 225437.