Overview
OC Reading Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Reading. It scores 1 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 87% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 31, 2025, found 8 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $54,360 in the past three years.
OC Reading Center is a for-profit facility with 123 certified beds, caring for about 93 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 31, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $54,360
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.34 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.10 hrs
- Nurse aides1.94 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes