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
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. Jewish Healthcare Center in Worcester has strong quality measures (5 stars) and no fines in the last 24 months; health inspections are 4 stars, staffing is 3 stars, with reported nurse staffing of 4.48 hours per resident day above the 4.1 federal benchmark.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.4781 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 21, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4781.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.43
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.39
- Nurse aides
- 2.66
- Weekend nursing
- 3.90
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 45%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
13.6%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.5%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.8%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
3.4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.3%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
21%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
9.3%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.6%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.2%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.6%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
99.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
96.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited June 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
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
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: D
Recent history
- 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
- 131.9 residents on an average day (94% of 141 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 57 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.