Notre Dame Long Term Care Center

Nursing home in Worcester, MA

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 559 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605
Phone: (413) 687-2491
Listed under: Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 225577
Overall star rating: 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 3 of 5
Quality measures rating: 4 of 5
Certified beds: 123
Average residents per day: 120
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name: Notre Dame Health Care Center INC
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jun 12, 1993
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 225577. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 8, 2026. CMS lists 14 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 15, 2023 to May 8, 2026): 1 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
May 8, 2026	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 8, 2026	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 8, 2026	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… Pharmacy Service	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 12, 2025	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. Nursing and Physician Services	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2025	Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. Nutrition and Dietary	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 12, 2025	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 20, 2024	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 15, 2023	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance… Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 15, 2023	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 15, 2023	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 15, 2023	Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. Nutrition and Dietary	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 15, 2023	Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Infection Control	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 14. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.44 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.44 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.18 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.30 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 36%
RN turnover (yearly): 50%
Administrators who left in the past year: 2

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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