Massachusetts inspects every assisted living residence at least once every two years. At its most recent compliance review on October 2, 2024, the state cited 11 findings at The Residence at Boylston Place. 2 of them had already been cited at the previous review. Across the 145 Massachusetts residences with a published report, the median is 6.
This page covers one review, not a history, and it is not a score or a ranking. A finding means the state identified something the residence has to correct; it does not on its own mean a resident was harmed. The state does not publish what happened after this review, so a finding listed here may since have been fixed.
Facility details
What the state found
11 findings · 2 repeatMedication assistanceInconsistent SAMM Documentation.▼
How staff help residents take their medication.
EOEA reviewed eight (8) Resident Records to determine compliance with requirements for Self-administered Medication Management (SAMM).
Documentation of actions regarding whether the Resident took or refused the medication on multiple dates and times was missing for two (2) Residents.
General Requirements for an ALR: Self-Administered Medication Management (SAMM)
651 CMR 12.04(2)(b) (2)(d)
Resident screening and assessment · Resident care plansInconsistent with documenting all requirements of Assessments and Service Plans.▼
Resident screening and assessment: Checking, before and during residency, that the residence can meet a resident's needs.
Resident care plans: The written plan describing the care each resident is assessed to need.
The state cited these together under one finding.
EOEA reviewed five (5) Resident Records reviewing documentation from October 2022 through the date of the Compliance Review to determine compliance with the requirements for Screenings, Assessments and Service Plan Development and Requirements.
Four (4) records were missing documentation of a service plan reassessment required within 30 days after the commencement of residency.
Four (4) records were missing signatures of the Resident or Legal Representative.
Four (4) records were missing documentation of a reassessment review being completed every six months.
Documentation of individualized enrichment activities provided to the resident was missing in two (2) Special Care Residence (SCR) records.
Four (4) records were missing signatures of the Resident or Legal Representative.
General Requirements for an ALR: Screening and Assessment Service Plan Development and Requirements
651 CMR 12.04(1)(a) 651 CMR 12.04(6)(a),(4)(a),(c) 651 CMR 12.08(1)(s) 651 CMR 12.04(7)(a)(3),(b) 651 CMR 12.04(8)(a)(2)
Quality assurance programMissing or incomplete components of the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement requirements. Unsafe SAMM / LMA.Repeat finding▼
The residence's own program for auditing and improving the care it gives.
EOEA reviewed documentation to ensure the Residence has established an effective, ongoing quality improvement and assurance program for Service Planning, Safety Assurances, and Medication Quality from October 20, 2023, through the date of the Compliance Review.
Documentation of the date the audit was conducted, the target date for follow up to findings and clear outcomes was missing for the 2023 calendar years reviewed.
Resident Safety Assurances
Documentation of the staff person responsible for follow-up action was missing for the 2023 and 2024 calendar years reviewed.
EOEA reviewed the Residence’s quarterly medication documentation audits from October 20, 2022 through the date of the Compliance Review to ensure compliance with SAMM and Residence policies.
Documentation of a quarterly medication review was missing for the fourth quarter of the 2022 calendar year.
EOEA observed two (2) Personal Care (PC) staff and one (1) nurse providing medication assistance to nine (9) Residents to ensure the Residence has developed and implemented systems that support and promote safe SAMM / LMA.
EOEA observed unsecured medications in two (2) SAMM Resident’s apartments.
EOEA observed expired medications in one (1) Resident’s medication storage container.
EOEA observed medications without a pharmacy label stored in one (1) Resident’s medication storage container. These medications were also not listed on the Resident’s prescribed medication list.
This was also cited at the previous compliance review.
General Requirements for an ALR-Service and Service Coordination: Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
651 CMR 12.04(10)(a)(b)(c)(2),(d)(e)
Incident reportingThe Residence filed 58 incident reports greater than 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.Repeat finding▼
Telling the state, on time, when something happens to a resident.
EOEA reviewed the Residence records and incident reports from October 2023 through the date of the Compliance Review to determine whether the Residence complied with the requirement to qualifying incidents to EOEA within 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.
The Residence filed 58 incident reports greater than 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.
This was also cited at the previous compliance review.
Emergency Preparedness Plan and Reporting Requirements: Reporting Resident Specific Emergencies
651 CMR 12.04(11)(e)
Controlled medication handlingInaccurate CS count procedure.▼
How tightly the residence tracks medications that are subject to abuse.
EOEA reviewed the Controlled Substance (CS) procedure to provide safeguards to prevent theft from Residents who participate in SAMM / LMA.
EOEA observed one Resident’s Controlled Substance Log Book does not list the name of the controlled medications being monitored to prevent theft.
General Requirements for an ALR: Controlled Substances
651 CMR 12.04(14)(a)
Resident recordsMissing information necessary for the continuity of care.▼
Records that keep a resident's care information complete and available to staff.
EOEA reviewed the documentation maintained in two 90-day correspondence logs to communicate information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for Residents.
The Traditional log did not consistently document all significant or pertinent information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all Residents.
Record Requirements: Correspondence Log
651 CMR 12.05(4)
StaffingMissing documentation of Staffing Level Reviews.▼
Who the residence employs and what it must document about them.
EOEA reviewed the Residence records to determine compliance with Staffing Level requirements.
Documentation to confirm the Residence conducted quarterly staffing level assessments was missing for all quarters of 2023, and the first two quarters of 2024.
Staffing Requirements: Staffing Levels
651 CMR 12.06(4)(a)
Staff health screeningMissing documentation of employee Health Screening Requirements.▼
Health checks the residence must document for the people it employs.
EOEA reviewed the personnel records of eight (8) staff members to determine compliance with Health Screening requirements.
Six (6) records were missing documentation to confirm seasonal influenza vaccinations or declination statements for the 2023/2024 flu season.
Staffing Requirements: Health Screening Requirements
651 CMR 12.06(8)(e)(1)
Staff trainingMissing or incomplete components of staff orientation. Inconsistent documentation of Introductory Visits.▼
Training and skills checks the residence must give and document for its staff.
EOEA reviewed the personnel records of eight (8) staff members to determine compliance with orientation requirements.
Documentation of General Orientation for two (2) staff records were missing.
EOEA reviewed the Residence records to determine compliance with annual training needs assessment requirements.
Documentation of annual training needs assessments was missing for the 2022 and 2023 calendar years reviewed.
EOEA reviewed the records of eight (8) Residents to determine compliance with the requirements that a nurse review the Resident’s service plan with all relevant personal care workers within the 48 hours after the provision of service or with any change of condition for the Resident:
Five (5) records were without documentation to support that Introductory Visits were consistently conducted with all applicable staff prior to or within 48 hours, at the time of move-in or at the time of change in the Resident’s condition.
Resident Rights and Disclosures- Resident Disclosures
EOEA reviewed eight (8) Resident records to determine compliance with record requirements.
A Disclosure of Rights and Services was missing in four (4) records.
The required notification of the right to bring a Representative prior to the first meeting were missing in four (4) records.
Training Requirements: General Orientation Training Needs Assessment Introductory Visits and Review
651 CMR 12.07(1-2)(5)(7)
Information given to residentsMissing Full Disclosure of Rights and Services.▼
What the residence must tell residents in writing about services, costs and rights.
Resident Rights and Disclosures: Resident Disclosures
651 CMR 12.08
Compliance review processAccess to records was not provided or timely.▼
How the state's own review of the residence was carried out.
EOEA reviewed Resident records as required by 651 CMR 12.09.
EOEA was not provided timely access to the requested Residence records. EOEA arrived onsite at 8:00 AM and requested that all documentation be provided no later than 11:00 AM to ensure a thorough audit. By 1:00PM the following requested Residence documentation and / or records had not been presented to EOEA:
SCR Resident Safety Checks for the months of August and September 2024.
Monthly documentation of SCR Safety Checks from the date of move-in to the date of the compliance review for the four (4) SCR Residents selected by EOEA.
E-call response times for December 2022, June 2023 and September 2024.
Corrective Actions
Compliance Reviews of Assisted Living Residences: Compliance Review Requirements
651 CMR 12.09(3)(e)(f)
Glossary
Abbreviations the state uses without explaining themWhat the residence must doThe residence must send the state a plan to correct each finding, what it will do to keep it from happening again, who is responsible and by when. The state also asked for specific proof, listed here as written.▼
Specific Corrective Actions.
Submit to EOEA the following:
Documentation that the Controlled Substance Log states the name of the CS medications.
Documentation of current Quarterly Staffing Level Assessment.
Documentation of current Annual Training Needs Assessment.
Documentation that all Personal Care Staff have a current Introductory Review, conducted by a nurse, with all Residents.