Sacred Heart Nursing Home
Nursing home in New Bedford, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225389
359 Summer Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 · Bristol County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 217
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 13, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Sacred Heart Nursing Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sacred Heart Nursing Home is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sacred Heart Nursing Home reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.08
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.69
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.84
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.54
- Weekend total hours
- 3.81
- Nursing staff turnover
- 28.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 23.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 13, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 25, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Sacred Heart Nursing Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 121.1 residents live here, about 56% of its 217 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 217
- Average residents per day
- 121.1
- Certified since
- July 1, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sacred Heart Nursing Home
- Legal business name
- Sacred Heart Home
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- 5 homes nationally under Diocesan Health Facilities, 4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Sacred Heart Nursing Home
- Brandon Woods of New Bedford397 County Street, New Bedford 02740
- Royal Fairhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center184 Main Street, Fairhaven 02719
- Vantage Health & Rehab of New Bedford200 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford 02740
- Hathaway Manor Extended Care863 Hathaway Road, New Bedford 02740
- Our Ladys Haven of Fairhaven Inc71 Center Street, Fairhaven 02719
See also all nursing homes in New Bedford.
Who inspects nursing homes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Massachusetts, the 6 in New Bedford, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Sacred Heart Nursing Home, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Sacred Heart Nursing Home
What is the CMS star rating of Sacred Heart Nursing Home?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sacred Heart Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sacred Heart Nursing Home?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sacred Heart Nursing Home?
Sacred Heart Home, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.