POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER — Nursing Home in GREENFIELD, MA

359 HIGH STREET, GREENFIELD, MA, 01301 | 4137746318

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★☆☆☆ 2/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds63
Average Residents/Day55.9
CMS Certification Number225360

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 3.48 HPRD
RN Staffing 0.56 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection May 28, 2025
Total Deficiencies 6 2 Severe

POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER had 6 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (May 28, 2025), including 2 classified as severe.

Inspection Findings — May 28, 2025

  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Level G)
    Corrected — May 28, 2025
  • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. (Level D)
    Corrected — May 28, 2025
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (Level B)
    Corrected — May 28, 2025
  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. (Level D)
    Corrected — May 28, 2025
  • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. (Level G)
    Corrected — May 28, 2025
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Level D)
    Corrected — May 28, 2025
CareQED Analysis

Poet'S Seat Healthcare Center is a 63-bed nursing home in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.5 hours per resident day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.9. Its most recent inspection, in May 2025, cited 6 deficiencies, 2 of them severe.

The main concern is the recent inspection that cited multiple serious problems—including infection-control and several areas of direct resident care—combined with nurse staffing that is below the state average. Worth asking the facility about is their specific plan and timeline for correcting those cited deficiencies and for increasing staffing to address resident care needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER Medicare and Medicaid certified?

POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER's CMS star rating?

POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER?

POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER reports 3.48168 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER had 6 total deficiencies, including 2 classified as severe.

How many beds does POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER have?

POET'S SEAT HEALTHCARE CENTER has 63 certified beds.

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Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.

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