Worcester Senior AdvisorHolden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is a 123-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 32 Mayo Road in Holden, Massachusetts. CMS gives Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on CMS data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center's Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 4, staffing 3 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds | 123 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| Legal business name | Holden Nursing Home, Inc |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | January 1, 1967 |
| CMS certification number | 225002 |
What did recent health inspections find at Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is dated May 20, 2026 and recorded 4 health deficiencies.
The previous standard survey was on February 13, 2025. The Worcester County median for the latest cycle is 6, so Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center sits at or below the local middle. In Massachusetts the Department of Public Health conducts these surveys for CMS.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year window.
How many nursing hours do residents get at Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center?
Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center reports 4.79 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, higher than the Worcester County median of 3.72, including 1.13 registered-nurse hours (higher than the Worcester County median of 0.50).
Total nursing-staff turnover is 37.9% (lower than the Worcester County median of 39.0%), and 0 administrators have 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 4.79 is measured differently, so treat the comparison as a prompt for questions rather than a verdict.
Does Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center usually have open beds?
CMS reports an average of 106 residents a day in Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center's 123 certified beds, about 86% 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 Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 123 certified beds it is smaller than the county median of 124; the closest other certified home is Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox N & R Center in Worcester, about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, rated 5 of 5 by CMS.
| Residence / provider | Miles away | CMS overall rating | Certified beds | Nurse hours / resident / day | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox N & R Center 300 Barber Avenue, 01606 | 3.4 | 5 of 5 | 113 | 4.17 | 1 |
| Knollwood Nursing Center 87 Briarwood Circle, 01606 | 3.4 | 5 of 5 | 82 | 4.26 | 5 |
| Odd Fellows Home of Massachusetts 104 Randolph Road, 01606 | 3.4 | 2 of 5 | 100 | 3.67 | 7 |
| Jewish Healthcare Center 629 Salisbury Street, 01609 | 3.6 | 4 of 5 | 141 | 4.76 | 7 |
| Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center 26 Harvard Street, 01609 | 3.6 | 5 of 5 | 150 | 4.66 | 0 |
Which hospitals are near Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center?
Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center sits in Holden; the nearest hospital with an emergency department in CMS's data is Saint Vincent Hospital, about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the local Aging Services Access Point is Elder Services of Worcester Area at (508) 756-1545.
The next closest hospital is UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals at about 13.6 miles; distances are straight lines, not drive times.
What questions does Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center's record raise?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center kept its latest inspection at 4 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 37.9% is at or below the county median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights and weekends.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If MassHealth may pay later, confirm Holden Rehabilitation & Nursing Center keeps residents who convert from private pay to MassHealth, and how the $72.80 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
