Skilled nursing · HAVERHILL, MA

Penacook Place, Inc

150 WATER STREET, HAVERHILL, MA 01830

160 bedsNon profit - Church related
5.2Clarity

▲ 2.7 since Jun

Score history
Oct 20265.2▲ 1.9 flagged
Sep 20263.3 flagged
Aug 20263.3▲ 0.8 flagged
Jun 20262.5 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 3 Oct 2026

Read this record before you tour: inspectors levied $10,868 in federal fines over the last 36 months, antipsychotic use runs 2.0 times the national median, and sedative and sleep-medication use runs 2.1 times the national median. Every number below prints the same way for every facility, good or bad — these are the ones to ask about.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Health inspection★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Staffing★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Quality measures★★★☆☆ 3 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
38 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
3 hr 46 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
39%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
27.6%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
30.9%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
4.6%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$10,868 · 1 penalty
Abuse iconNot flagged
Conflict flags in latest reconcile4

MA does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Warehouse warning signs — read the findings below before touring.

  • A sedation pattern. Antipsychotic use (28%) and sleep-medication use (31%) are BOTH far above national norms — the pattern associated with medicating residents instead of staffing for them.
  • The falls number is the outlier: 3× the national rate. 4.6% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. Combined with the staffing picture, ask hard questions: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • $10,868 in federal fines. 1 penalty in the last 36 months — the citation detail is in the record above.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for Penacook Place, Inc?
Penacook Place, Inc has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
Has Penacook Place, Inc been cited for resident harm?
Penacook Place, Inc has $10,868 in federal fines across 1 penalties in the last 36 months. Details appear in the record above.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.

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