Alliance Health at Marie Esther
Nursing home in Marlborough, MA
Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 720 Boston Post Road, Marlborough, MA 01752
- Phone
- (508) 485-3791
- Listed under
- Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating
- Medicare CCN
- 225619
- Overall star rating
- 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 3 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 2 of 5
- Certified beds
- 78
- Average residents per day
- 33
- Ownership
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Marie Esther Health Center INC
- Chain
- Alliance Health & Human Services (8 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Feb 18, 1994
- 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
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 5, 2025. CMS lists 7 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 14, 2023 to Sep 5, 2025): 1 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 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… | D |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | F |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 1 fine totalling $7,901 in the last three years.
| Sep 28, 2023 | Fine: $7,901 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.76 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.64 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.22 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.51 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 61%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 79%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
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.