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342 Winter Street Framingham, MA 01701 · Middlesex County
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CMS certification number 225541 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Carlyle House a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Carlyle House as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, below the Massachusetts average of 3.1.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 4.41 hours per resident per day at Carlyle House, above the Massachusetts median of 3.72 (US median: 3.72). About 0.49 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.85 hours, 13% below its all-week average. 42.6% of nursing staff left within a year (Massachusetts median 36.1%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Carlyle House: Medicare and Medicaid
Carlyle House is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Massachusetts's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on July 29, 2025 and found 5 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint inspections in the same period. In total, inspectors issued 22 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 22 citations at Carlyle House across 5 inspection dates, 5 of them from complaint investigations. 2 were at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on March 3, 2025 (complaint inspection). The most common areas cited were resident assessment and care planning (8) and quality of life and care (5). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents" (tag F0689, level J, March 3, 2025).
January 27, 2026 · 2 citations · includes complaint inspection
GDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
GEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
July 29, 2025 · 5 citations
DHonor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
DEnsure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
DDevelop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
DEnsure 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.
DDevelop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
March 3, 2025 · 3 citations, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection
JEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
JTry different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
DDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
May 1, 2024 · 6 citations
FHave a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
DKeep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
DProvide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
DDevelop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
BEnsure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
November 7, 2022 · 6 citations
DHonor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
DPASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
DDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
DProvide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
DSafeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Questions to ask on a tour of Carlyle House
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on March 3, 2025 under the rule on quality of life and care. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
2 penalties in the last three years, including $25,263 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | Fine | $9,110 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Fine | $16,153 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| August 2026 | 1/5 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 |
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Hospitals near Carlyle House
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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1.3 mi
Metrowest Medical Center FraminghamEmergency room ★☆☆☆☆ Medicare overall 1 of 5Median ER visit 3h 25m for patients treated and sent home
- 7.0 mi
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7.3 mi
Marlborough Hospital MarlboroughEmergency room ★★☆☆☆ Medicare overall 2 of 5Median ER visit 3h 46m for patients treated and sent home
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Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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