Alliance Health At Marie Esther
720 Boston Post Road, Marlborough, MA, 01752 · CCN 225619
Alliance Health At Marie Esther is a CMS-certified skilled nursing facility located in Marlborough, Massachusetts. This facility-specific record brings together official CMS provider, inspection, rating, and enforcement data while identifying what is missing or uncertain.
What stands out in the available record
The available records contain 7 cited deficiencies across 3 surveys. 1 were coded at G or above; 0 were coded at immediate-jeopardy levels J through L.
The most-cited tags shown here do not include a repeated tag. This conclusion applies only to the available records.
Survey history
- September 2025 — Health: 5 cited deficiencies
- September 2023 — Health: 1 cited deficiency
- April 2023 — Health: 1 cited deficiency
Scope and severity distribution
- Scope/severity D: 5 citations
- Scope/severity F: 1 citation
- Scope/severity G: 1 citation
1 available citations were coded at G or above, indicating actual harm or immediate jeopardy; 0 were coded J or above.
Top Deficiency Citations
- F0695 — Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (1 citation)
- F0883 — Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (1 citation)
- F0761 — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. (1 citation)
- F0812 — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (1 citation)
- F0727 — Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. (1 citation)
Deficiency categories
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies: 2 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies: 1 citation
- Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies: 1 citation
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies: 1 citation
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies: 1 citation
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies: 1 citation
Official CMS Five-Star context
- Overall: 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspection: 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing: 3 of 5 stars
- Quality measure: 2 of 5 stars
CMS reports 3.76 total nurse staffing hours per resident day.
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Enforcement and penalties
The available CMS enforcement dataset contains 1 penalty action, most recently dated September 2023. Monetary fines in these records total $7,901.
Sources, freshness, and limitations
Source: official CMS datasets, including Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, and Penalties. View the CMS data source. Loaded survey records window — Earliest loaded survey: April 2023; Latest loaded survey: September 2025. These dates describe records loaded by POCDesk, not a CMS release or publication timestamp. Facility statistics refreshed: October 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM UTC. The available rating record has a CMS processing date of September 2026. POCDesk last refreshed that rating record on October 2026.
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