St Mary Health Care Center
Nursing home in Worcester, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225305
39 Queen Street, Worcester, MA 01610 · Worcester County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 172
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,788 (1)
Does St Mary Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. St Mary Health Care Center 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours St Mary Health Care Center 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
- 3.58
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.34
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.02
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.22
- Weekend total hours
- 3.33
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 14, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 18, 2024, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined St Mary Health Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,788 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 113.7 residents live here, about 66% of its 172 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 172
- Average residents per day
- 113.7
- Certified since
- November 10, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns St Mary Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- CHS of Worcester, Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 8 homes nationally under Covenant Health, 2.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near St Mary Health Care Center
- West Side House LTC Facility35 Fruit Street, Worcester 01609
- Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center26 Harvard Street, Worcester 01609
- Worcester Rehabilitation & Health Care Center119 Providence Street, Worcester 01604
- Vantage at Worcester LLC59 Acton Street, Worcester 01604
- St Francis Rehabilitation & Nursing Center101 Plantation Street, Worcester 01604
See also all nursing homes in Worcester.
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 16 in Worcester, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run St Mary Health Care Center, 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 St Mary Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of St Mary Health Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does St Mary Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at St Mary Health Care Center?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns St Mary Health Care Center?
CHS of Worcester, Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.