Palm Springs Post Acute
Nursing Home Facility
40 Parkhurst Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Formerly known as PowerBack Rehabilitation, Palm Center.
PowerBack Rehabilitation offered at Palm Center is conveniently located just off Route 3 on Parkhurst Road in Chelmsford, Massachusetts and provides intensive skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care. Clinical Care Teams are focused on implementing your personalized care program to facilitate your recovery and improve your well-being. From the latest equipment, to aggressive therapy plans tailored just for you, everything is designed to get you home as soon as possible.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Chelmsford average about 3.0 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in November 2025 and recorded 12 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 43%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 26 problems at Palm Springs Post Acute. None of them caused harm to a resident. 5 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Palm Springs Post Acute offers nursing home care, hospice care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.6
- Annual staff turnover 43%
- Last health inspection November 2025
Resident & family reviews
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