Overview
Knollwood Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 16 nursing homes in Worcester. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 82% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 15, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 45% of Massachusetts nursing homes have been fined.
Knollwood Nursing Center is a nonprofit facility with 82 certified beds, caring for about 76 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1970. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 13%
Top 9%
Top 11%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 15, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.26 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.79 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.95 hrs
- Nurse aides2.52 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 82
- Average residents per day
- 76
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 7, 1970
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes