Nursing home
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility
799 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 141 certified beds
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.19 hours per resident per day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 26, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sancta Maria Nursing Facility 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) | 4.19 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.55 | 2.26 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 17.9% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | above 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.
What inspectors found at Sancta Maria Nursing Facility
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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 26, 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 · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 799 Concord Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138 - CMS certification #
- 225573
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 141
- Avg residents/day
- 126.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-02-03
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Sancta Maria Nursing Facility 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.
Rehab / Amenities / Respite
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 Skilled Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation:
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Nearly 20 private rooms with beautiful views and tons of space. (NO 3 or 4 bedded bedrooms in our facility!!)
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Neville Center at Fresh Pond for Nursing & Rehab, Cambridge. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Visiting Nurse And Community Care, Arlington. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02138 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita - Mystic River Home Training, Cambridge, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis, Cambridge, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dci Ball Square, Somerville, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02138.
Visiting Nurse & Community Care, office in Arlington, 1.6 miles away, straight line
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Charlestown, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Auburndale, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mount Auburn Professional Services Inc, Cambridge. 0.2 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone B on the Massachusetts hurricane evacuation zones. (Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (via MassGIS), map updated May 22, 2026)
- 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave very 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 | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Sancta Maria Nursing Facility a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sancta Maria Nursing Facility an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sancta Maria Nursing Facility staffed?
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility reports 4.19 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Sancta Maria Nursing Facility had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sancta Maria Nursing Facility have?
Sancta Maria Nursing Facility is certified for 141 beds.