Sancta Maria Nursing Facility
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility is a 141-bed nursing home in CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1993-02-03. It averages 126.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Sancta Maria Nursing Facility?
CMS lists 36 health-inspection deficiencies for Sancta Maria Nursing Facility, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-07.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2026-03-25 | F0851 | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F |
| 2026-03-25 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2026-03-25 | F0578, F0628, F0658, F0677, F0684, F0695, F0699, F0761 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | D |
| 2025-02-26 | F0658, F0726, F0761, F0842 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E |
| 2025-02-26 | F0580, F0656, F0684, F0686, F0689, F0756, F0758, F0810 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. | D |
| 2024-03-07 | F0550, F0656, F0726, F0761, F0812 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-03-07 | F0604, F0658, F0698, F0699, F0756, F0757, F0842, F0880 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
Why was Sancta Maria Nursing Facility fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Fine | $13,065 |
How is Sancta Maria Nursing Facility staffed?
| Measure | This facility | MA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.22240 | 3.86193 |
| Average number of residents per day | 126.0 | 98.5 |
Who owns Sancta Maria Nursing Facility?
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility is registered with CMS as Non profit - Church related, operates under the legal business name SANCTA MARIA HOSPITAL, INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | DUBOIS, AMBER | since 11/01/2018 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | DUBOIS, AMBER, GOMES, THOMAS | since 11/01/2018 |
Were you or a family member harmed at Sancta Maria Nursing Facility?