Notre Dame du Lac
State licensed555 PLANTATION ST, Worcester, MA 01605
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Assisted living & personal care24-hour supervisionMedication management
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Notre Dame Long Term Care Center
Worcester, MassachusettsMedicare inspection record
About Notre Dame Long Term Care Center
Notre Dame Long Term Care Center brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Worcester, Massachusetts. Our team focuses on personalized recovery plans that help residents regain strength and independence during critical healing periods.
Community at a glance
Capacity
123 residents
Location
Worcester, MA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
559 PLANTATION STREET, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 8, 2026, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 26 minutes with each resident a day, below the Massachusetts average of 3 hours 52 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 26 minutesBelow the Massachusetts average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 27 minutesBelow the Massachusetts average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 36% |
2 administrators have left the home in the past year.
Inspections
14 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 8, 2026 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected May 27, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected May 27, 2026Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected May 27, 2026
February 12, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Mar 28, 2025Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Mar 28, 2025Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Mar 28, 2025
November 20, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 31, 2024
December 15, 2023 · Standard inspection · 7 citations+
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Jan 28, 2024Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jan 28, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 28, 2024Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jan 28, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jan 28, 2024Honor 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jan 28, 2024Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jan 28, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Notre Dame Health Care Center Inc
- Medicare-certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 120
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- June 12, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 225577
Location
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Questions about Notre Dame Long Term Care Center
How did Notre Dame Long Term Care Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on May 8, 2026 and cited 3 health deficiencies. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 26 minutes with each resident per day, including 27 minutes from registered nurses. 36% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Notre Dame Long Term Care Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.