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Alliance Health At Marie Esther

720 BOSTON POST ROAD, MARLBOROUGH, MA, 01752
(508) 485-3791
78 licensed beds

CMS rates Alliance Health At Marie Esther 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 12 citations across 6 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
78
CMS facility ID
225619
Care type
Nursing home
County
Middlesex
Facility name
Alliance Health At Marie Esther
Street address
720 BOSTON POST ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone
(508) 485-3791

About this facility — Alliance Health At Marie Esther

Alliance Health At Marie Esther is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Marlborough, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 78 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 15 senior care facilities in Marlborough and 341 skilled nursing facilities across Massachusetts. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Alliance Health At Marie Esther 12 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Alliance Health & Human Services
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Alliance Health Inc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2013
Alliance Health Management Services Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Barkoudah, Wael
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Brunetti, Tammy
Director — since 2019
Calkins, Andrew
Director — since 2019
Cooper, Stephen
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Corridan, Linda
Director — since 2019
Dedham Institution for Savings
Mortgage holder — since 2024
Grady, Francis
Director · Officer — since 2013
Gray, Alfred
Director — since 2019
Janisko, Jerome
Director — since 2019
Jennings, Michael
Director — since 2024
Jones, Erik
Director — since 2019
Kemp, Paul
Officer — since 2016
Lavallee, Thomas
Officer — since 2016
Mourtzinos, Arthur
Director — since 2019
Riley, James
Director — since 2019
Robbins, Christopher
Director — since 2019
Zampine, Peter
Director — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1994-02-18
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
5 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-09-05
Nurse staffing
3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$365 per day (≈ $11,100/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
2% Medicaid · 1% Medicare · 97% private/other
Occupancy
85% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
25% below the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
78
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-09-05Health inspection5 citations
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0727
F · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0761
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-10-16
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2025-10-16
2023-04-14Health inspection1 citation
F-0676
D · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-05-22
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (6 citations)
2025-09-05Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-10-06
2024-07-09Fire-safety inspection2 citations
E-0041
E · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2024-09-15
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-09-15
2023-04-14Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-05-12
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-05-23
K-0911
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2023-06-23
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 225619.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Massachusetts.
Inspection citations, 3 years
12
More than 9% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 36
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $0
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
3.6
Higher than 39% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.7
Nursing staff turnover, annual
54%
Higher than 90% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 36%

Resident outcomes

On 19 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Massachusetts average on 8 and worse on 7. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased22.5%15.8%13.5%Worse than state
Lose too much weight1.1%5.0%5.1%Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.8%0.7%0.7%Near state average
With a urinary tract infection6.1%1.7%1.5%Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms0.0%17.4%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.1%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury12.0%3.4%3.2%Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%92.9%93.7%Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened28.2%13.9%12.7%Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication11.0%19.5%19.5%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine100.0%93.5%95.3%Near state average
With pressure ulcers3.8%4.2%4.5%Near state average
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence9.1%20.4%18.3%Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication0.0%21.5%15.4%Better than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine95.2%78.9%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication2.6%1.4%1.5%Worse than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine94.9%78.1%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission34.9%25.7%23.4%Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit27.0%11.8%11.8%Worse than state
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • K-0918 2 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

What its owners also hold

  • Alliance Health Inc has an ownership stake on file at 8 nursing homes, averaging 3.8 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Massachusetts

  • Licensing: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification
  • File a complaint: 800-462-5540 · Online
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 617-222-7495. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 800-922-2275. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Marlborough Hospital, about 2.6 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
  • Metrowest Medical Center, about 6.2 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
  • Emerson Hospital -, about 9.5 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-11-06
Source
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