Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
66 Newton Street, Waltham, MA, 02453
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Covenant Health
- Certified beds
- 123 · avg 91 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 17.1% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 5.3% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $9,496 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225408
- Certified beds
- 123 beds · avg 91 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Chs Of Waltham Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Covenant Health
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Covenant Health chain — 11 facilities across 5 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (2 on record)
- Nicole l Castillo
Corporate Officer · since 2018
- Covenant Health
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 1997
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 43)
- E0880·Nov 25, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Nov 25, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0761·Nov 25, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0740·Nov 25, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- E0695·Nov 25, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0693·Nov 25, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0684·Nov 25, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0658·Nov 25, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $9,496
Most recent events
- Feb 24, 2025Fine · $9,496
Fire-safety citations
29 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 25, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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