Palmer Healthcare Center
250 Shearer Street, Palmer, MA, 01069
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 61 · avg 55 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 52% — higher than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 57.1% — 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
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225763
- Certified beds
- 61 beds · avg 55 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Wellman Healthcare Group Inc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Ascentria Consulting Services Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Joshua Mintz
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Cliftonlarsonallen Llp
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Twomagnets Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
- Wellman Realty, Llc
Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2016
- David Cavalier
Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2016
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 15)
- D0641·Jan 6, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0551·Jan 6, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- D0607·Dec 16, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- D0557·Dec 16, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- D0607·Sep 2, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- D0909·Sep 26, 2024
Environmental Deficiencies
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
- F0812·Sep 26, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0805·Sep 26, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Fire-safety citations
5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 6, 2026. 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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