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Blaire House of Worcester

116 HOUGHTON STREET, WORCESTER, MA, 01604

(508) 791-5543

75 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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116 Houghton Street

Worcester, MA 01604

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

225443

Care type

Nursing home

County

Worcester

Facility name

Blaire House of Worcester

Street address

116 HOUGHTON STREET

City / state / ZIP

Worcester, MA 01604

Phone

(508) 791-5543

About this facility — Blaire House of Worcester

Blaire House of Worcester is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 75 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 50 senior care facilities in Worcester 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 Blaire House of Worcester 24 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $13,095 in fines. 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 August 31, 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

Elder Services

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bandama, Faith

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1991

Connectone Bank

Mortgage holder · Security-interest holder — since 2023

Doyle, Philip

Indirect owner — since 1974

Essex Group Incorporated

Direct owner — since 1974

Essex Group Management Corp

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1995

Essex Group Staffing Company

Additional disclosable party — since 2007

Jean-baptiste, Rose

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Picone, Scott

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2002

Romano, Brandon

Indirect owner — since 2008

Romano, Frank

Indirect owner · Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1974

Romano, James

Indirect owner — since 2008

Romano, Katelyn

Indirect owner · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2008

Romano, Kyle

Indirect owner — since 2008

Semaan, Rita

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

17 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1990-07-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

7 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$13,095 total

Last standard inspection

2025-08-29

Nurse staffing

3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$500 per day (≈ $15,200/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

66% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 29% private/other

Occupancy

79% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

2% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2025-08-29Health inspection7 citations

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0726

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0730

E · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2025-10-10

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 2025-10-10

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-10-10

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-10-10

2024-10-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0604

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2024-10-02

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (16 citations)

2024-06-27Health inspection3 citations

F-0607

E · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2024-07-30

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-07-30

F-0883

E · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-07-30

2024-01-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-02-05

2023-03-08Health inspection5 citations

F-0640

B · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2023-03-29

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-03-29

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-03-29

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2023-03-29

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2023-03-29

2025-08-29Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-10-10

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-10-10

2024-06-27Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0347

F · No harm found

Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

Corrected 2024-07-24

2023-03-08Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2023-04-11

K-0321

F · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2023-04-11

K-0341

F · No harm found

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2023-04-14

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-04-14

Federal penalties

2024-01-03Fine$13,095

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 225443.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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