Overview
Palmer Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Palmer. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 64% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 6, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 45% of Massachusetts nursing homes have been fined.
Palmer Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 61 certified beds, caring for about 49 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
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 39%
Top 42%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 6, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- 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 staff3.62 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.54 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.82 hrs
- Nurse aides2.26 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 61
- Average residents per day
- 49
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 15, 2002
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes