St Mary Health Care Center
Nursing Home Facility
39 Queen Street, Worcester, MA 01610
St Mary Health Care Center is a senior care community located in Worcester, MA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Worcester area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (508) 753-4791.
Operated by Covenant Health, which runs 8 communities in our directory.
St Mary Health Care Center is licensed for 172 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Worcester average about 133 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 69% of its licensed beds. That is below the Worcester average of roughly 83%.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Worcester average about 3.1 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in April 2026 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 31%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 27 problems at St Mary Health Care Center. 1 finding involved harm to a resident. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $8,788.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
St Mary Health Care Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 172
- Occupancy 69%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
- Annual staff turnover 31%
- Last health inspection April 2026
Resident & family reviews
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