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Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke

110 Cherry Street, Holyoke, MA 010404135524737128 certified beds · 113 residentsGovernment - StateMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
1
since 2025
Deficiencies
6
060
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2025-02-28
Standard
CMS overall
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall /5
Health
Staffing
Quality
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Massachusetts Department of Public Health · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2025-02-28Standard060CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Massachusetts Department of Public Health publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2025-02-28Standard survey · 6 deficienciesOfficial report
F550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-04-14Record 225786-20250228-F550
F585Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.Scope/severity EStandard
Dignity & rights
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-04-14Record 225786-20250228-F585
F658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-04-14Record 225786-20250228-F658
F692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-04-14Record 225786-20250228-F692
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-04-14Record 225786-20250228-F880
F948Ensure that paid feeding assistants have the training they need.Scope/severity EStandard
Staffing
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-04-14Record 225786-20250228-F948

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day2.55
Facility
Massachusetts
National
Massachusetts 0.65 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day8.21
Facility
Massachusetts
National
Massachusetts 3.86 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours7.32
Facility
Massachusetts
National
Massachusetts 3.48 · National 3.42

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityMassachusettsNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
4.8%4.2%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
2.9%3.4%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
22.3%21.4%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
3.2%1.8%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.1%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
22.0%16.4%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
3.5%5.1%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
19.4%19.5%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Dietzen, Diane
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Lazo, Michael
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Santiago, Jon
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
Organization
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Dietzen, Diane
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Lazo, Michael
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Santiago, Jon
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
Organization
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Massachusetts.

No county cost figures on file for Hampden.

Nearby nursing homes

FacilityDistanceLast surveyDeficiencies · 3 yrs
Day Brook Village Senior Living
Holyoke
0.7 mi2025-11-183260
Regalcare At Holyoke
Holyoke
1.0 mi2025-06-252282
Renaissance Manor On Cabot
Holyoke
1.1 mi2025-09-220180
Mission Care At Holyoke
Holyoke
1.6 mi2026-06-230223
Care One At Holyoke
Holyoke
1.9 mi2025-09-17010
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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01