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Sancta Maria Nursing Facility

799 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138

(612) 280-1550

www.sanctamaria.org

141 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

799 Concord Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

141

CMS facility ID

225573

Care type

Nursing home

County

Middlesex

Facility name

Sancta Maria Nursing Facility

Street address

799 CONCORD AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone

(612) 280-1550

Website

www.sanctamaria.org

About this facility — Sancta Maria Nursing Facility

Sancta Maria Nursing Facility is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 141 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Cambridge 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 Sancta Maria Nursing Facility 36 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $13,065 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

Ownership type

Non profit - Church related

Registered owners & officers

Dubois, Amber

Managing employee · Director — since 2018

Gomes, Thomas

Director — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1993-02-03

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

11 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$13,065 total

Last standard inspection

2026-03-25

Nurse staffing

4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$569 per day (≈ $17,300/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

52% Medicaid · 17% Medicare · 31% private/other

Occupancy

94% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

16% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

141

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · 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 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-07Health 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 2026-06-05

2026-03-25Health inspection10 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor 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.

Corrected 2026-05-01

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-05-01

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-01

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2026-05-01

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2026-05-01

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-05-01

F-0699

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-05-01

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 2026-05-01

F-0851

F · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2026-05-01

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-01

2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (25 citations)

2025-02-26Health inspection12 citations

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-04-14

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 2025-04-14

F-0658

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-14

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-04-14

F-0686

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-14

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 2025-04-14

F-0726

E · 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 2025-04-14

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2025-04-14

F-0758

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-04-14

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2025-04-14

F-0810

D · No harm foundFood safety

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

Corrected 2025-04-14

F-0842

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-04-14

2024-03-07Health inspection13 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-04-12

F-0604

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-12

F-0656

E · 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 2024-04-12

F-0658

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-12

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2024-04-12

F-0699

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-12

F-0726

E · 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 2024-04-12

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-04-12

F-0757

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-12

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2024-04-12

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 2024-04-12

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 2024-04-12

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-04-12

Federal penalties

2026-05-07Fine$13,065

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 225573.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

3.464 ratings on Google

★★★★★Rosemary James · 2026-05-28 · via Google
“My sister has lived at Sancta Maria in Cambridge for a few years now and my family and I are so grateful for the quality care our sister is receiving. I live in Arizona and the rest of my family lives in Louisiana. Though it is difficult living so far from our sister with her health needs, the quality care and the ongoing contact and feedback we receive from Sancta Maria about how our sister is d…”

★★★★★Lucy W. Scanlon · 2026-05-28 · via Google
“Sancta Maria is excellent. I was there for four weeks with a painful cracked tailbone. My room was lovely. The staff was both professional and caring. The dietician was very flexible in accommodating my restricted diet. ( I do not eat meat and I have celiac disease, which means no gluten and no lactose.) All in all I could not recommend it more highly.”

★★★★Karen Kilty · 2026-04-07 · via Google
“I was a Rehab resident at the Sancta Maria facility in Cambridge, MA from March 27th to April 3rd, 2026. I just had hip replacement surgery. The Administration office was terrific in providing an early tour of Sancta Maria, responding to all my questions and facilitating finding me a private room. The staff responded quickly when I called for help from my room, The physical therapy staff had go…”

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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