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Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke

110 Cherry Street, Holyoke, MA 01040

Certified beds
128
Occupancy
88%
Ownership
Government
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke

The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Holyoke runs 128 certified beds under state government ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 8.21 hours per resident day. That's roughly double the national average of 3.86, which is unusual even for a government-run home. Weekend staffing drops about 11% below its own weekday level, so the coverage families see on a Saturday won't match a Tuesday. Its record shows six deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with the most recent inspection on February 28, 2025. High staffing and a clean harm record don't erase the weekend gap, but they tell you where this home puts its resources.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day8.21 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours2.55 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours7.32 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: February 28, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke

What is the ElderGrade for Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke? +

CMS has not published enough data on Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke for us to grade it honestly, so we have left it ungraded rather than guessing.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke? +

Residents receive an average of 8.21 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Massachusetts Veterans Home At Holyoke is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.