Overview
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Cambridge. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 84% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 25, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,492 in the past three years.
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility is a nonprofit facility with 141 certified beds, caring for about 121 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 71%
Top 71%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 25, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,492
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.34 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.61 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.06 hrs
- Nurse aides2.66 hrs
- Physical therapists0.21 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 141
- Average residents per day
- 121
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 3, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes