Notre Dame Long Term Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Notre Dame Long Term Care Center is a 123-bed nonprofit nursing home in Worcester, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 36.3% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Notre Dame Long Term Care Center
559 Plantation StreetWorcester, MA 01605
Worcester 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 Notre Dame Long Term Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Massachusetts average. With about 120 residents a day, that works out to roughly 262 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.44 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.30 | 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
36.3% of nursing staff at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Notre Dame Long Term Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Notre Dame Long Term Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Notre Dame Health Care Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 12, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Notre Dame Long Term Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Regalcare at Worcester Worcester | 0.6 | 160 | 1.93 | 3.41 | 34.0% | 2 | None |
| Christopher House of Worcester Worcester | 1.3 | 156 | 2.50 | 4.10 | 30.1% | 3 | $8,512 |
| Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox N & R Center Worcester | 1.9 | 113 | 2.21 | 3.89 | 36.5% | 5 | None |
| Odd Fellows Home of Massachusetts Worcester | 2.0 | 100 | 2.19 | 3.74 | 38.0% | 2 | $106,301 |
| Knollwood Nursing Center Worcester | 2.1 | 82 | 2.53 | 4.27 | — | 4 | None |
| Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center Worcester | 2.4 | 150 | 2.37 | 4.45 | 41.3% | 5 | None |
| St Francis Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Worcester | 2.4 | 137 | 2.05 | 4.02 | 41.1% | 4 | $19,175 |
| West Side House LTC Facility Worcester | 2.9 | 91 | 2.84 | 4.26 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
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.