Brandon Woods Of New Bedford
397 County Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740
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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 Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual · Chain: Elder Services
- Certified beds
- 135 · avg 102 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53% — higher than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 63.6% — higher than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $464,490 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225264
- Certified beds
- 135 beds · avg 102 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- St Johns Nursing Home Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Elder Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Elder Services chain — 6 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Katelyn Romano
W-2 Managing Employee · 12% · since 2017
- James Romano
W-2 Managing Employee · 12% · since 2013
- Brandon Romano
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 12% · since 2013
- Frank c Romano
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 44% · since 2013
- Kyle Romano
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 12% · since 2013
- Philip Doyle
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 9% · since 2013
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, 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 80)
- D0607·Sep 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- D0607·Jun 12, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- F0949·Dec 16, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
- F0947·Dec 16, 2024
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- F0946·Dec 16, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
- F0945·Dec 16, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.
- F0944·Dec 16, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- F0943·Dec 16, 2024
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $464K
Most recent events
- Dec 16, 2024Fine · $464K
Fire-safety citations
34 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 16, 2024. 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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