Park Avenue Health Center
146 Park Avenue, Arlington, MA, 02174
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Best Care Services
- Certified beds
- 89 · avg 74 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 34.2% — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $113,612 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225584
- Certified beds
- 89 beds · avg 74 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Park Avenue Snf Operations Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Best Care Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Best Care Services chain — 10 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.1 / 5.
Parent entity
Park Avenue Snf Operations Holdings Llc
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Gerald Labelle
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Bonadio & co Llp
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Reliant Pro Rehab, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Twomagnets Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Coral Trust
Trustee of The Snf · since 2021
- Jff Trust
Trustee of The Snf · since 2021
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
September 2021 (4 years ago) · acquired from Park Avenue Health Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 30)
- E0842·Dec 3, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0808·Dec 3, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
- D0693·Dec 3, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0677·Dec 3, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0657·Dec 3, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0607·Dec 3, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- D0726·Aug 28, 2025Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- G0689·Apr 29, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $13K
- 20241 fine · $17K
- 20231 fine · $84K
Most recent events
- Apr 29, 2025Fine · $13K
- Nov 7, 2024Fine · $17K
- Oct 11, 2023Fine · $84K
Largest single fine on record: $84K.
Fire-safety citations
12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 3, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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