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Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center

26 Harvard Street, Worcester, MA 01609 · Worcester County · (508) 754-8877

150 certified beds, about 100 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1996

CMS high performing icon Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 225379 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on December 22, 2025, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).

CMS lists no health citations for this home in the inspections on file.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.45 hours per resident per day, against 3.86 across Massachusetts and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.49 of those hours.

41.3% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Massachusetts average 38.2%).

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 0 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
0D
0E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
December 22, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations
August 20, 2024Standard inspection · 0 citations
May 19, 2023Standard inspection · 0 citations

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeMassachusettsUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)4.453.863.86
Registered nurses0.490.650.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.743.483.42
Nurse aides2.37
Licensed practical nurses1.58
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)41.3%38.2%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover27.3%42.6%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.89 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.73 on weekdays and 3.74 on weekends, 21% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 2.1% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.25 in April to June 2025 to 4.45 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20264.450.494.733.74 2.1%0 of 90100
Oct to Dec 20254.380.514.663.68 1.3%0 of 92102
Jul to Sep 20254.170.434.433.51 1.1%0 of 92103
Apr to Jun 20254.250.454.523.58 1.8%0 of 91103
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Massachusetts, Jan to Mar 20263.790.613.943.415.0%0.4% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Massachusetts

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Massachusetts, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$22.44$21.32 to $23.9438,130
LPNs and LVNs$38.57$34.91 to $40.6613,210
Registered nurses$50.27$42.05 to $65.4488,200
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

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Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeMassachusettsUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
14.416.413.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.00.80.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.31.81.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.13.53.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.41.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
15.715.414.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.74.24.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
13.121.415.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
31.725.723.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
11.511.912.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.51.91.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.81.51.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (56.2% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

56.2% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Massachusetts: 121 better, 19 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 108 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.9% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Massachusetts: 4 better, 15 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 115 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

7.6% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Massachusetts: 5 better, 4 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 86 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

68.6% this home

Median of homes: Massachusetts51.6% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 86 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Massachusetts0.4% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 113 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.9% this home

Median of homes: Massachusetts2.0% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 113 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

100.0% this home

Median of homes: Massachusetts99.5% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 31 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: LUTHERAN HOUSING CORPORATION - BROCKTON.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Ascentria Care Alliance Inc5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%07/15/2021
Bartholomew, AlexanderCorporate directorIndividual07/15/2021
Bovill, AngelaCorporate directorIndividual07/15/2021
Cowlagi, AshishCorporate directorIndividual07/15/2021
Goodman, RossCorporate directorIndividual07/15/2021
Mayo, WilliamCorporate directorIndividual07/15/2021
Oneal, GaryCorporate directorIndividual01/01/2025
Robertson, KeithCorporate directorIndividual07/15/2021
Sousa, NicholasCorporate directorIndividual07/15/2021
Bovill, AngelaCorporate officerIndividual07/15/2021
Browne, TaraCorporate officerIndividual07/15/2021
Hanscom, KristinCorporate officerIndividual09/01/2023
Russo, NicholasCorporate officerIndividual01/01/2024
Hargreaves, AllisonOperational/managerial controlIndividual01/01/2024
High, RobinOperational/managerial controlIndividual07/15/2021
Russo, NicholasOperational/managerial controlIndividual01/01/2024
Ascentria Care Alliance IncAdp of the SNFOrganization04/01/2025
Bovill, AngelaAdp of the SNFIndividual07/15/2021
Browne, TaraAdp of the SNFIndividual07/15/2021
Hanscom, KristinAdp of the SNFIndividual09/01/2023
Hargreaves, AllisonAdp of the SNFIndividual01/01/2024
High, RobinAdp of the SNFIndividual07/15/2021
Russo, NicholasAdp of the SNFIndividual01/01/2024
Sousa, NicholasAdp of the SNFIndividual07/15/2021

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

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Common questions

What is Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center get at its last inspection?
0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on December 22, 2025. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
Has Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center?
CMS lists 24 owners and managers. Legal business name: LUTHERAN HOUSING CORPORATION - BROCKTON.

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