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Sacred Heart Nursing Home, New Bedford, MA: 5 star rating, no fines
Sacred Heart Nursing Home in New Bedford, MA is run by Sacred Heart Home, with no owner listed in the CMS ownership file, is rated 5 of 5 stars by Medicare, and had no fines in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 12 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on August 13, 2025, and none of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
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- Address
- 359 Summer Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
- Overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 5 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 217
- Residents per day
- 121 on average
- Ownership type
- Nonprofit, other
- Legal business name
- Sacred Heart Home
- Chain
- Diocesan Health Facilities, 5 facilities
- Fines
- $0 across 0 fines, three years to October 1, 2026
- Payment denials
- 0
- Health citations
- 12, of which 0 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- Latest survey
- August 13, 2025
- CMS Certification Number
- 225389
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Recent health citations
Citations from health inspections, newest first.
| Survey date | Tag | What CMS cited | Scope and severity | Status | Corrected on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2025 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 17, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 13, 2025 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 17, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 13, 2025 | F686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 17, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| June 25, 2024 | F921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | July 24, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| June 25, 2024 | F881 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | July 24, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| June 25, 2024 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | July 24, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| June 25, 2024 | F699 | Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | July 24, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| June 25, 2024 | F686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | July 24, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| June 25, 2024 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | July 24, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| June 25, 2024 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | July 24, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| April 16, 2024 | F607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Past noncompliance | March 26, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| April 16, 2024 | F557 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Past noncompliance | March 26, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
Owners and managers
Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 12 individual or personal trusts (4 managers, 8 officers, directors or trustees). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diocesan Health Facilities | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | January 1, 2000 | data.cms.gov |
Also on SpecStream
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.