Nursing home
Alliance Health at Marie Esther
720 Boston Post Road, Marlborough, MA 01752 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Alliance Health & Human Services (8 facilities) · 78 certified beds
Alliance Health at Marie Esther is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Marlborough, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.91 hours per resident per day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 5, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $7,901In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Alliance Health at Marie Esther compares
This facility vs. the Massachusetts and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Massachusetts avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.91 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.85 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.17 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.5% | 39.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the September 5, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 16, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $7,901, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Alliance Health at Marie Esther
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 7 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 28, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 14, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 720 Boston Post Road
Marlborough, MA 01752 - CMS certification #
- 225619
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 78
- Avg residents/day
- 32.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-02-18
- Chain
- Alliance Health & Human Services (8 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Alliance Health & Human Services
Alliance Health & Human Services operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Alliance Health & Human Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Alliance Health at Marie Esther using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Alliance Health at Marie Esther says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
...s for a wide range of patients with comprehensive medical and rehabilitative services including post-acute care, short-term and long-term care, rehabilitation, respite care, and hospice care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
...of patients with comprehensive medical and rehabilitative services including post-acute care, short-term and long-term care, rehabilitation, respite care, and hospice care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Management
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Marlborough Hospital, Marlborough. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Reservoir Center for Health & Rehabilitation, Marlborough. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Metrowest Homecare And Hospice, An Amedisys Company, Marlborough. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01752 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Of Marlborough, Marlborough, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Framingham, Framingham, 5.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Dci Walden Pond, Concord, 9.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01752.
Metrowest Homecare And Hospice, An Amedisys Compan, office in Marlboro, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Sudbury Pines Hospice, office in Sudbury, 3.2 miles away, straight line
Brookhaven Hospice, office in Marlborough, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Medical Care Of Boston Management Corporation, Wayland. 7.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alliance Health at Marie Esther a good nursing home?
CMS gives Alliance Health at Marie Esther an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Alliance Health at Marie Esther staffed?
Alliance Health at Marie Esther reports 3.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Alliance Health at Marie Esther had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Alliance Health at Marie Esther have?
Alliance Health at Marie Esther is certified for 78 beds.