BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER — Nursing Home in WORCESTER, MA
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 173 |
|---|---|
| Average Residents/Day | 132.9 |
| CMS Certification Number | 225219 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 4.32 HPRD |
|---|---|
| RN Staffing | 0.60 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER had 2 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (September 15, 2025).
Inspection Findings — September 15, 2025
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Level D)Corrected — July 25, 2025
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Level D)Corrected — July 25, 2025
Bear Mountain at Worcester is a 173-bed nursing home in Worcester, Massachusetts. It holds a 1-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 4.3 hours per resident day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.9. Its most recent inspection, in September 2025, cited 2 deficiencies, none of them severe. It is on CMS's Special Focus Facility list, a designation for persistently poor-performing nursing homes.
Staffing appears to be a relative strength, with higher-than-average nurse hours. It’s worth asking about the facility’s Special Focus Facility designation and the recent inspection findings related to medication safety, feeding-tube use, recordkeeping and abuse-prevention to understand what corrective actions have been taken.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER Medicare and Medicaid certified?
BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER's CMS star rating?
BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER?
BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER reports 4.32458 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER had 2 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER have?
BEAR MOUNTAIN AT WORCESTER has 173 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- BLAIRE HOUSE OF WORCESTER — 2/5 — 0.1 mi
- WORCESTER REHABILITATION & HEALTH CARE CENTER — 1/5 — 0.4 mi
- ST FRANCIS REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER — 3/5 — 0.5 mi
- ST MARY HEALTH CARE CENTER — 2/5 — 1.5 mi
- LUTHERAN REHABILITATION AND SKILLED CARE CENTER — 5/5 — 1.7 mi
- WEST SIDE HOUSE LTC FACILITY — 3/5 — 1.7 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.