Assisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities · Massachusetts
The Residence at Valley Farm
Ashland, MA · ~80 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Residence at Valley Farm runs at 312% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Assisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities workplace, earning a grade F.
The Residence at Valley Farm: 11.9 TCR = 312% of Assisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities BLS 3.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Residence at Valley Farm safety composite
The Residence at Valley Farm scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
The Residence at Valley Farm: 6.8 → 11.0 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 23.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.15× in 2024
The Residence at Valley Farm's TCR rose 4.2 from 6.8 in 2016 to 11.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 23.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623312 · Ashland, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.9 · 312% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #159/210
- PHOTO Brookdale Denton North
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brookdale Denton North (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Residence at Valley Farm in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Residence at Valley Farm
11.9 TCR
- Brookdale Dent
Brookdale Denton North
11.9 TCR
- The Highlands
The Highlands
11.9 TCR
- Brookdale West
Brookdale West Seattle
11.9 TCR
- BrookdaleTarpo
BrookdaleTarponSprings
11.9 TCR
What this shows The Residence at Valley Farm averages 11.9 TCR (312% of the Assisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities BLS benchmark).
The Residence at Valley Farm TCR series: 2016=6.8 · 2017=14.2 · 2018=23.7 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=11 · BLS 3.8
Where The Residence at Valley Farm falls in its industry
6,510 Assisted-living facilities wit establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #159 safest of 210 Assisted-living facilities wit employers in Massachusetts.
The Residence at Valley Farm has more employees than the Assisted-living facilities without on-si median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.0 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 23.7 | 1.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.2 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623312 · MA · Ashland
6,510 Assisted-living facilities without on-site nursing care facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 21 employers in Ashland, MA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Brookdale Denton North | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Highlands | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brookdale West Seattle | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BrookdaleTarponSprings | 11.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BEVERLY 5310 ELECTRIC-MA05 | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Hyde Park | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MIG CORPORATION, INC. | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Diaz Construction Co., Inc. | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #46 | 321 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kidde-Fenwal, Inc | 289 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory | 251 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Terumo Cardiovascular Group | 181 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cavallo Point Lodge | 11.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ecdc Bldg 10 - 3039 | 11.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Evergreen Village Markets LLC- RAYMOND LOCATION | 11.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ralston Soy | 11.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverside Therapy Group | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Global Machine Works | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Frontiere Natural Meats, LLC | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richfield District Office | 80 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.