The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited July 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Jewish Healthcare Center
WORCESTER, MA · Medicare-certified · 141 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Overall 4 of 5 stars. Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester has strong health inspection and quality measures ratings, but staffing is very low at 1 of 5 stars, with reported nurse staffing of 0.03 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark; there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
0.0255 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: April 7, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 0.0255.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.02
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.00
- Nurse aides
- 0.00
- Weekend nursing
- 0.02
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 71%
Registered nurse turnover: 63%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.5%14.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3%4.8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.2%4%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
6%1%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
2.7%3.8%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
5.9%15.3%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
9.7%15.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
9.2%13.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.5%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%1.5%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
17.3%37.5%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.5%3.6%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—99.1%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%99%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—96.6%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.6%97.9%No change
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to safeguard residents’ private information and keep each resident’s medical records properly maintained. Cited April 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 842 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: D
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $10,517 in total fines.
- $10,517
Federal fine
Jul 21, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 132.4 residents on an average day (94% of 141 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 57 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.