Sancta Maria Nursing Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility is a 141-bed nonprofit nursing home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26.
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility
799 Concord AvenueCambridge, MA 02138
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 Sancta Maria Nursing Facility, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Massachusetts average. With about 126 residents a day, that works out to roughly 323 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.56 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.22 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.88 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Sancta Maria Nursing Facility in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,065 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Fine | $13,065 |
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. Sancta Maria Nursing Facility holds 2 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Sancta Maria Nursing Facility
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Sancta Maria Hospital, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 3, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sancta Maria Nursing Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Neville Center at Fresh Pond for Nursing & Rehab Cambridge | 0.4 | 112 | 2.22 | 4.16 | 33.0% | 4 | None |
| Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Watertown | 1.6 | 163 | 1.88 | 3.30 | 30.2% | 1 | $56,440 |
| Belmont Manor Nursing Home, in Belmont | 1.9 | 156 | 2.94 | 4.37 | — | 2 | None |
| Presentation Rehab and Skilled Care Center Boston | 2.6 | 122 | 2.55 | 4.41 | 24.6% | 4 | $56,940 |
| Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton Boston | 2.6 | 123 | 3.77 | 7.35 | 30.5% | 5 | None |
| Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Cambridge | 2.8 | 83 | 2.01 | 3.54 | 33.8% | 4 | None |
| Medford Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Medford | 2.9 | 142 | 1.85 | 3.42 | 43.0% | 3 | None |
| Park Avenue Health Center Arlington | 2.9 | 89 | 2.07 | 3.59 | 37.8% | 1 | $113,612 |
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.