Worcester Senior AdvisorFitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 87-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 94 Summer Street in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. CMS gives Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, based on CMS data as of October 1, 2026.
What star ratings does CMS give Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Fitchburg?
CMS gives Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 1 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds | 87 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Ephram Lahasky (22 facilities) |
| Legal business name | Fitchburg Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Llc |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | July 1, 1975 |
| CMS certification number | 225227 |
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
Inspectors last completed a standard health survey at Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on March 7, 2025; CMS counts 11 health deficiencies in that cycle.
The previous standard survey was on March 26, 2024. The Worcester County median for the latest cycle is 6, so Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center sits above the local middle. In Massachusetts the Department of Public Health conducts these surveys for CMS.
CMS reports 2 fines totaling $43,719 and 0 payment denials in its three-year window.
How many nursing hours do residents get at Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
Each resident at Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center gets about 3.28 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll data (lower than the Worcester County median of 3.72), 0.46 hours of it from registered nurses.
Total nursing-staff turnover is 35.1% (lower than the Worcester County median of 39.0%), and 1 administrator has left in the CMS measurement period. For context, MassHealth's payment rules use a standard of 3.58 nursing hours per resident per day; CMS's payroll-based figure of 3.28 is measured differently, so treat the comparison as a prompt for questions rather than a verdict.
Does Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center usually have open beds?
CMS reports an average of 63 residents a day in Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's 87 certified beds, about 72% full against a county median of 87%.
A home running near capacity may have a waiting list for long-term beds even when short-stay rehab beds open up; a home with many empty beds may be easier to enter but deserves questions about why. Ask which units have openings and whether long-term and rehab residents share a floor.
How does Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 87 certified beds it is smaller than the county median of 124; the closest other certified home is Fitchburg Healthcare in Fitchburg, in the same ZIP code, rated 1 of 5 by CMS.
| Residence / provider | Miles away | CMS overall rating | Certified beds | Nurse hours / resident / day | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitchburg Healthcare 1199 John Fitch Hwy, 01420 | 0.0 | 1 of 5 | 160 | 3.47 | 13 |
| Highlands, the 335 Nichols Road, 01420 | 0.0 | 3 of 5 | 168 | 3.98 | 7 |
| Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 44 Keystone Drive, 01453 | 5.3 | 1 of 5 | 106 | 3.56 | 5 |
| Life Care Center of Leominster 370 West Street, 01453 | 5.3 | 4 of 5 | 133 | 4.06 | 7 |
| Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 59 Eastwood Circle, 01440 | 8.6 | 2 of 5 | 124 | 4.13 | 9 |
Where is Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and what else is on its campus?
Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center sits in Fitchburg; the nearest hospital with an emergency department in CMS's data is UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals, about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the local Aging Services Access Point is Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts at (978) 537-7411.
The next closest hospital is Heywood Hospital at about 8.6 miles; distances are straight lines, not drive times.
What questions does Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's record raise?
Start with the questions its own record raises: ask to see the statement of deficiencies and plan of correction for the 11 deficiencies cited on March 7, 2025.
- Turnover of 35.1% is at or below the county median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights and weekends.
- Ask what the $43,719 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue is resolved.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If MassHealth may pay later, confirm Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center keeps residents who convert from private pay to MassHealth, and how the $72.80 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
