Nursing homes › Massachusetts › Oc Reading Center LLC
1364 Main Street, Reading, MA 01867 · (781) 942-1210 · 123 certified beds
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Open your comparisonCMS overall star rating: this provider 1/5; median among 338 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.
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Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Azure Healthcare, a group operating 6 facilities in 1 state. Group record: average rating 1.7/5, 0 abuse citation icons, 0 facilities on the Special Focus list, $346,459 in federal fines. This facility rates below its group average (1.7/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.60 (Massachusetts median: 3.70). RN hours: 0.55. Weekend total: 3.42. Nursing staff turnover: 57%.
In the downloaded CMS dataset: 50 deficiency citations, including 2 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E | Health | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-12-31 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-12-31 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | D | Health | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-12-31 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Health | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-12-31 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Health | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-12-31 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Health | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-12-31 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Health | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-11-14 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-12-13 |
| 2025-07-30 | Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-08-31 |
| 2025-07-30 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-08-31 |
| 2024-11-05 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | J | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. | J | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | G | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Honor 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. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-05 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-05 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-05 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-11-05 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-05 |
| 2024-09-11 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-10-22 |
| 2023-10-13 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2023-11-16 |
| 2023-10-13 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Health | corrected 2023-11-16 |
| 2023-10-13 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D | Health | corrected 2023-11-16 |
| 2023-10-13 | Honor 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. | D | Health | corrected 2023-11-16 |
| 2023-10-13 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2023-11-16 |
| 2023-10-13 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2023-11-16 |
| 2023-10-13 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D | Health | corrected 2023-11-16 |
| 2023-10-13 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Health | corrected 2023-11-16 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | Fine | $54,360 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AREM, CHERYL | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | 25% | since 12/29/2025 |
| BROWN, YOSSI | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | 25% | since 12/29/2025 |
| HERSKOVITZ, MIRIAM | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | 25% | since 12/29/2025 |
| YUROWITZ, SAM | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | 25% | since 12/29/2025 |
| AZURE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AC LLC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/29/2025 |
| AZOR, JOSHUA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/02/2026 |
| BROYDE, CHAIM | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/29/2025 |
| LEBLANC, KELLY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/29/2025 |
| LIEBERMAN, AZRIEL | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/29/2025 |
| MALIK, FAISAL | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/29/2025 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Oc Reading Center LLC — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 225431), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/oc-reading-center-llc-reading-ma/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 225431. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.