Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health Care Cen: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health Care Cen is a 186-bed for-profit nursing home in Marlborough, Massachusetts, part of Athena Healthcare Systems. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 27.3% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health Care Cen
121 Northboro RoadMarlborough, MA 01752
Middlesex County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health Care Cen, nurse aides logged 1.97 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Massachusetts average. With about 169 residents a day, that works out to roughly 333 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.97 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.39 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
27.3% of nursing staff at Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health Care Cen left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.3%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $71,202 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2025 | Fine | $71,202 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health Care Cen holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health Care Cen
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Athena Healthcare Systems, 22 homes
- Legal name: Marlboro Hills Ma SNF LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health Care Cen
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Reservoir Center for Health & Rehabilitation Marlborough | 2.1 | 144 | 2.21 | 3.95 | 33.6% | 3 | None |
| Alliance Health at Coleman Northborough | 3.7 | 45 | 1.89 | 3.48 | 53.7% | 4 | None |
| Beaumont Rehab & Skilled Nursing Ctr - Northboro Northborough | 4.2 | 96 | 2.27 | 3.74 | 34.6% | 5 | None |
| Alliance Health at Marie Esther Marlborough | 4.2 | 78 | 2.22 | 3.76 | 61.2% | 4 | $7,901 |
| Beaumont Rehab & Skilled Nursing Ctr - Westboro Westborough | 4.4 | 152 | 1.85 | 3.55 | 40.2% | 3 | $12,735 |
| Whittier Westborough Transitional Care Unit Westborough | 4.6 | 19 | 3.06 | 6.82 | 45.5% | 5 | None |
| Westborough Healthcare Westborough | 4.9 | 117 | 2.04 | 3.65 | 42.4% | 2 | None |
| Shrewsbury Rehabilitation and Nursing at Southgate Shrewsbury | 6.9 | 99 | 2.30 | 4.15 | 54.5% | 4 | $7,901 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.