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Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

75 Brimbal Avenue

4.2(143 ratings)· Beverly average: 4.2

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Quick Facts

Total units
132
Medicare rating
1 of 5

CMS Care Compare

Ownership
For profit, Corporation
Certified beds
132

What Families Think

Reviews for Blueberry Hill are sharply split: several families praise the activities and admissions staff and the physical therapy team, while one detailed review describes serious concerns about CNA attentiveness, food quality, and medication management. Overall Google rating is solid, but the negative review raises issues that matter for anyone considering long-term placement.

The Good

  • Activities director praised for personalized, thoughtful events
  • Admissions staff described as helpful during transfers
  • Physical therapy team noted for attentive, effective sessions
  • Nursing leadership called helpful and responsive

The Bad

  • One report of CNAs being inattentive and on phones
  • One report of poor meal quality and small portions
  • One report of limited showers, only twice weekly
  • One report of pharmacy disorganization causing missed medications

AI-generated from reviews and community data.

Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is a senior living community in Beverly, Massachusetts offering Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Gathering / Activity Spaces and Social Activities. Families rate it 4.2 out of 5 across 143 reviews.

About Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is a 132-bed skilled nursing and long-term care facility in Beverly, Massachusetts, serving patients recovering from surgery, illness, or requiring ongoing medical support.

Family experiences at the community are notably mixed. Some families report consistently positive interactions with specific staff members, particularly activities director Dee D'Amelio, nursing leadership, and therapy teams, and describe attentive, personalized care. One family noted their relative made visible progress in physical therapy and felt confident in the treatment approach. Others, however, describe serious concerns about certain nursing assistants, citing dismissive attitudes, inattention to patient needs, and unprofessional conduct. These contradictory accounts suggest the quality of care may depend significantly on which team members are involved in a resident's day-to-day experience.

The facility maintains a 4.2 out of 5 star rating across 143 Google reviews, reflecting this split in family satisfaction. Prospective families may want to ask specific questions during tours about staff training and oversight practices to better understand the consistency of care.

Types of Care at Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care

Amenities

Room Amenities

  • Cable or Satellite TV
  • Emergency Call System
  • Private Bathroom
  • Private Rooms
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Meals & Dining

  • Dietary Accommodations (Gluten-Free, Low / No Sodium, No Sugar, Vegan)
  • Restaurant style Dining Room

Community Amenities

  • 24-Hour Staff
  • Chapel / Religious Services
  • Gathering / Activity Spaces
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry Service
  • Medication Management
  • On-Site Nurse (RN)
  • Security

Activities

  • Birthday / Holiday Parties
  • Social Activities (Happy Hour, Wine Tasting, Dances, Karaoke)

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Reviews of Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

4.2overall · 143 ratings combined

4.2★ on Google (143)

Kimberly J

Apr 2026

via Google

Please do NOT send your loved ones here. The CNAs, with the exception of a few, have incredibly poor attitudes, are careless, and sit on their phones rather than help patients. They truly gossip, talk poorly about patients to each other, and spend all of their time on their phones. CNAs there truly view patients as a bother and most of them are not kind or compassionate people. My mother was there and had an absolutely horrible experience. Patients are allowed 2 showers a week, meals were absolutely disgusting and patients are given child-size portions. Many dinners are boxed mac and cheese and dinner rolls (no protein). When you visit, you can tell everyone there is absolutely miserable. Some people are truly wasting away with no one advocating for them. It's heartbreaking. There are a few lovely staff members, but unfortunately that is not enough to outweigh the bad. The pharmacy is a disorganized mess. My mother was unable to get her medication several times and had to go days without because of how disorganized they are. It is a truly depressing place. You truly risk your loved one's health by sending them to this facility.

Ann Lanphear Bistany

Aug 2025

via Google

I have had nothing but a great experience with the people that i've come in contact with dee the activities director is very good. The head nurse is also very good, very helpful. The maintenance people have always.Help me if I needed any questions. I personally have had very good experience with everyone. I've come in contact with. I'd like to personally thank all of the people that work there. I don't know how you do the job you do. It's very taxing, and thankless, i'm sure, so i'm thanking you.

Kelly LeBlanc

Aug 2025

via Google

My mother in law has been at Blueberry hill for a few weeks. Every staff member we have meet is fabulous. They really care about their residents. My mother in law is turning 100 next week and the activity director Dee DAmelio is planning a big birthday party for her . She is pulling out all of the stops. My mother in law is going to be over the moon when she sees all the decorations and the beautiful cake they are having for her. We highly recommend blueberry hill.

Gayle Masiero

Jul 2025

via Google

I was very concerned about the amount of and quality of PT that Mark needed. He’s been in hospitals and rehabs since January 2025 and has had many set backs after extensive spinal surgery. He desperately wants to get home with a walker. I sat in on a PT session with Mark today and was extremely happy to see how he’s improved and how the therapists were working with him. It’s just what he needs and I was worried it would be sub par. I was relieved and impressed with the amt of attention and care the PTs ( I wish I could remember their names) gave him. And Mark is happy too! We are relieved and grateful!

Sheila Trainor

Jan 2025

via Google

I cannot say enough good things about Jodi in Admissions, and the process at Blueberry Hill. She worked so hard to help get my brother transferred into a great facility. We got there today and were greeted by a warm and welcoming team of professional healthcare workers ready and willing to take him in and worked with him to create a personalized treatment plan. I am so grateful to the staff at this facility for their dedication and commitment to their patients.

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Government Inspection History

5 inspection visits in the last three years, 84 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Dec 17, 2025Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard12 citations
  • Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 23, 2026

  • Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 23, 2026

  • Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 23, 2026

  • Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 23, 2026

  • Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 23, 2026

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 12, 2026

  • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 12, 2026

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 12, 2026

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 12, 2026

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 12, 2026

  • Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 12, 2026

  • 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.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 12, 2026

Feb 19, 2025Health Complaint2 citations
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 24, 2025

  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 24, 2025

Nov 12, 2024Fire Safety StandardHealth ComplaintHealth Standard40 citations
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Severity K of L: immediate jeopardy, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.

    Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

    Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Have ramps, exits, fire escape ladders, steps, and areas of refuge that meet safety requirements.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 2, 2025

  • Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 2, 2025

  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 2, 2025

  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 2, 2025

  • Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 2, 2025

  • Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 2, 2025

  • Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 2, 2025

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • 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.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 2, 2025

  • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

  • 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.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2024

Jan 23, 2024Health Complaint1 citation
  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 12, 2024

Oct 26, 2023Fire Safety StandardHealth Standard29 citations
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 14, 2023

  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • 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.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

    Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • 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.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

    Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

  • Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

    Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 11, 2023

Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of care does Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center offer?

Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Where is Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center located?

Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is located at 75 Brimbal Avenue in Beverly, Massachusetts.

What do families say about Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center?

Reviews for Blueberry Hill are sharply split: several families praise the activities and admissions staff and the physical therapy team, while one detailed review describes serious concerns about CNA attentiveness, food quality, and medication management. Overall Google rating is solid, but the negative review raises issues that matter for anyone considering long-term placement.

How did Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center do on recent health and safety inspections?

Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center had 5 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 84 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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