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Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

66 Newton Street, Waltham, MA 024537817552020Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 123Avg. daily residents: 88Chain: Covenant Health (8 facilities)County: Middlesex

The complete public record on Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Waltham, Massachusetts, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Massachusetts average: 3.0 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★★
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center holds a 3-star overall rating, CMS’s middle tier. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Federal regulators have fined this facility $9,496 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.90 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.86)
1.20 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.65)
3.57 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
15.3% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (38.2)
9.5% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

November 25, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
12 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (7.2)
14 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$9,496 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($34,584)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

43 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
November 25, 20250695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 25, 20250761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 25, 20250812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 25, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 25, 20250554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 25, 20250604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 25, 20250605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 25, 20250656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 25, 20250658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
November 25, 20250684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.