Wachusett Manor
Nursing home in Gardner, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225533
32 Hospital Hill Road, Gardner, MA 01440 · Worcester County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 96
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 26, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Wachusett Manor take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Wachusett Manor 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Wachusett Manor 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
- 3.34
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.85
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.94
- Weekend total hours
- 2.94
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 18.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 26, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 13, 2024, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Wachusett Manor in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 92.3 residents live here, about 96% of its 96 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 92.3
- Certified since
- January 8, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Wachusett Manor
- Legal business name
- Wachusett Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 22 homes nationally under Ephram Lahasky, 1.8-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Wachusett Manor
- Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center59 Eastwood Circle, Gardner 01440
- Alliance Health at Baldwinville51 Hospital Road, Baldwinville 01436
- The Highlands335 Nichols Road, Fitchburg 01420
- Fitchburg Healthcare1199 John Fitch Hwy, Fitchburg 01420
- Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center94 Summer Street, Fitchburg 01420
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Wachusett Manor, 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 Wachusett Manor
What is the CMS star rating of Wachusett Manor?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Wachusett Manor accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Wachusett Manor?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Wachusett Manor?
Wachusett Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.