Saugus Center
266 Lincoln Avenue, Saugus, MA, 01906
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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.
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 - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80 · avg 65 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 34% — lower 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
- 1 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $65,946 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225147
- Certified beds
- 80 beds · avg 65 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
- Lincoln Road Operations Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Parent entity
ma Snf Holdings Llc
Disclosed owners (10 on record)
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- ma Snf Holdings LlcHolding
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Yochanan Ishakis
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Zenith Care Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
September 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from Saugus Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + 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 66)
- E0887·Jun 16, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- E0881·Jun 16, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E0880·Jun 16, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0865·Jun 16, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- J0835·Jun 16, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- D0805·Jun 16, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- D0761·Jun 16, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0744·Jun 16, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $56K
- 20241 fine · $9,539
Most recent events
- Jun 16, 2025Fine · $56K
- Apr 1, 2024Fine · $9,539
Largest single fine on record: $56K.
Fire-safety citations
16 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 16, 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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