The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
SACRED HEART NURSING HOME
NEW BEDFORD, MA · Medicare-certified · 217 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
Sacred Heart Nursing Home in New Bedford, MA has an overall 5-star rating, with 4 stars for health inspections, 5 for staffing, and 3 for quality measures. It reported 3.87 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had $0 in fines over the last 24 months, and recent citations included food safety, antibiotic-use monitoring, and facility safety/cleanliness.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.8669 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 13, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8669.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.66
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.76
- Nurse aides
- 2.44
- Weekend nursing
- 3.63
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 29%
Registered nurse turnover: 18%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
16.9%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.7%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.8%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.5%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
4.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
21.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
14.4%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.3%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.6%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.9%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
88%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
78.6%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep its areas safe, easy to use, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. Cited June 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 921 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure the resident and doctor met face-to-face at all required visits. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 712 — 42 CFR §483.30 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- Part of DIOCESAN HEALTH FACILITIES · 5 homes · 4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 122.6 residents on an average day (56% of 217 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 35 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.