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Sacred Heart Nursing Home

359 SUMMER STREET, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02740

(508) 996-6751

www.dhfo.org/sacred-heart-home-new-bedford-ma-nursing-home

217 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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359 Summer Street

New Bedford, MA 02740

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Bed capacity

217

CMS facility ID

225389

Care type

Nursing home

County

Bristol

Facility name

Sacred Heart Nursing Home

Street address

359 SUMMER STREET

City / state / ZIP

New Bedford, MA 02740

Phone

(508) 996-6751

Website

www.dhfo.org/sacred-heart-home-new-bedford-ma-nursing-home

About this facility — Sacred Heart Nursing Home

Sacred Heart Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 217 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 11 senior care facilities in New Bedford 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 Sacred Heart Nursing Home 19 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; 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 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

Diocesan Health Facilities

Ownership type

Non profit - Other

Registered owners & officers

Da Cunha, Edgar

Officer — since 2014

Davis, Jennifer

Managing employee — since 2015

Diocesan Health Facilities

Operational control — since 2000

Kiley, Kevin

Director — since 2019

Long, Joanne

Director — since 2014

Mello, Curtis

Managing employee — since 2020

Mitchell, Laura

Operational control — since 2020

Oliveira, John

Director — since 2014

Roque, Joanne

Director · Operational control — since 2019

Saunders, Richard

Director — since 2014

Smith, Walter

Director — since 2014

Wilson, Richard

Director — since 2014

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1990-07-01

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

3 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-08-13

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)

64% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 31% private/other

Occupancy

63% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

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

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

217

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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-08-13Health inspection3 citations

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-09-17

F-0812

E · 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 2025-09-17

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-17

2024-06-25Health 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 2024-07-24

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-07-24

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-07-24

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2024-07-24

F-0812

E · 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 2024-07-24

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2024-07-24

F-0921

E · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2024-07-24

2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)

2024-04-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0557

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Corrected 2024-03-26

F-0607

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-03-26

2023-03-31Health inspection7 citations

F-0584

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2023-05-05

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 2023-05-05

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2023-05-05

F-0712

E · No harm found

Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.

Corrected 2023-05-05

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2023-05-05

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2023-05-05

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2023-05-05

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 225389.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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