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Houghton Corporation

Doing business as Blaire House of Worcester

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Worcester, MA
National Provider Identifier
1669447959
Registry record updated Aug 22, 2020
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Skilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy code 314000000X
License
0134 Issued in MA
Legal business name
HOUGHTON CORPORATION
Doing business as
Blaire House of Worcester
Practice address
116 Houghton Street
Worcester, MA 01604-3997
Phone
(508) 791-5543
Fax
(508) 755-2505
NPI assigned
Feb 21, 2006
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 22, 2020

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

Name
Deborah Klock
Title
President
Phone
(978) 948-7383

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Skilled Nursing Facility 314000000X 0134 MA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

116 Houghton Street
Worcester, MA 01604-3997

Mailing address

51 Summer Street
Rowley, MA 01969-1833
Phone (978) 948-7383

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
0909254MedicaidMA

Other names 1

  • Blaire House of Worcester Doing business as

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MA

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20090529000346 MA Part A Provider - Skilled Nursing Facility 3971652678 Practice locations: Worcester, MA

Skilled nursing facility certification: CCN 225443

Legal name
HOUGHTON CORPORATION
Doing business as
BLAIRE HOUSE OF WORCESTER
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Nursing home – SNF/NF dual certification
Participating since
Jul 1, 1990
Last certification
Jun 27, 2024
Beds
75
Ownership / control type
Corporation
Multi-facility organization
Essex Group Management
Organization structure
CorporationProprietary
Incorporated
Jul 10, 1974 in MA
Enrollment address
116 Houghton St
Worcester, MA 01604-3997
Nursing home name
BLAIRE HOUSE OF WORCESTER
Affiliated entity
ELDER SERVICES

Care Compare: Nursing home

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Blaire House of WorcesterCCN 225443 · All quality measures
Overall star rating
3 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
3 of 5
Type
Medicare and Medicaid
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified
Jul 1, 1990
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file
Certified beds
7569.9 residents per day on average
Chain
Elder Services6 facilities in the chain
Penalties (3 years)
1Fines totaling $13,095

Processed by Care Compare on Aug 1, 2026.

Laboratory certificates & supplier records

Derived by NPIMap

These CMS records do not include an NPI. They are shown because their name and street address match this provider’s.

CLIA laboratory certificates

CLIA numberLaboratoryCertificateExpires
22D0069580Blaire House of Worcester116 Houghton Street, Worcester, MA 01604Certificate of waiverAug 31, 2026

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory

Locations

116 Houghton St
Worcester, MA 01604
Phone (339) 777-5446

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 18

As disclosed on the Medicare enrollment (CMS All Owners files). Individuals include officers, directors and managing employees, who may not hold ownership.

NameRoleSinceShare
Essex Group Staffing Company Organization, Dartmouth, MA Corporation, Medical staffing company, For-profit Adp of the SNF Jul 31, 2007
Scott Picone Individual Operational/Managerial Control May 26, 2002
Adp of the SNF May 26, 2002
Kyle Romano Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestIndirect Owner Aug 16, 2008 11.7%
Indirect Ownership Interest Aug 16, 2008 11.71%
Connectone Bank Organization, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Corporation, Financial institution, For-profit, Owned by another organization or individual 5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest Oct 10, 2023
5% Or Greater Security Interest Oct 10, 2023
Organization, Madison, WI For-profit Adp of the SNF Dec 8, 2025
Organization, Madison, WI LLC, For-profit Adp of the SNF Dec 8, 2025
Essex Group Incorporated Organization, Rowley, MA Corporation, For-profit, Owned by another organization or individual 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Jul 10, 1974 100%
Direct Ownership Interest Jul 10, 1974 100%
Brandon Romano Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestIndirect Owner Aug 16, 2008 11.7%
Indirect Ownership Interest Aug 16, 2008 11.71%
Organization, Boston, MA Corporation, For-profit Adp of the SNF Dec 8, 2025
Katelyn Romano Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestIndirect Owner Aug 16, 2008 11.71%
Corporate OfficerCfo May 8, 2017
Operational/Managerial Control May 8, 2017
Adp of the SNF May 8, 2017
Indirect Ownership Interest Aug 16, 2008 11.71%
Essex Group Management Corp Organization, Rowley, MA Corporation, Management services company, For-profit, Chain home office Operational/Managerial Control Jan 1, 1995
Adp of the SNF Jul 16, 2025
Faith Bandama Individual Operational/Managerial Control May 28, 1991
Adp of the SNF May 28, 1991
Rita J Semaan Individual Operational/Managerial Control Jul 1, 2023
Adp of the SNF Jul 1, 2023
Organization, Quincy, MA Corporation, Medical staffing company, For-profit Adp of the SNF Dec 8, 2025
Frank C Romano Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestPresident/Secretary/Treasurer/Dir Jul 10, 1974 43.7%
Corporate OfficerCorporate Officer Jul 10, 1974
Corporate DirectorPresident/Corporate Director Jul 10, 1974
Operational/Managerial Control Jul 10, 1974
Adp of the SNF Jul 10, 1974
Indirect Ownership Interest Jul 10, 1974 43.75%
James Romano Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership InterestIndirect Owner Aug 16, 2008 11.71%
Indirect Ownership Interest Aug 16, 2008 11.71%
Rose Jean-Baptiste Individual Operational/Managerial Control Jul 3, 2023
Adp of the SNF Jul 3, 2023
Philip Doyle Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jul 10, 1974 9.37%
Indirect Ownership Interest Jul 10, 1974 9.37%

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 1

Owners and managing parties disclosed on this facility’s Medicare enrollment that are themselves Medicare-enrolled.

  • Rita J Semaan
    • Internal Medicine Physician
    • Worcester, MA
    • NPI 1205077716

    Adp of the SNF, Operational/Managerial Control

    CMS ownership

Facilities with the same owner 5

Facilities that share an organizational owner with 5% or greater ownership or operational control.

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 1

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles.

Affiliated clinicians 1

Clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation in Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "ROWLEY",
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}

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