Mont Marie Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

    36 Lower Westfield Rd, Holyoke, MA 01040
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Friendly, clean, collaborative caring rehab

    I had a very positive experience-staff were friendly, caring and accessible, and nurses, aides and therapists worked well together. Rehab/PT/OT was impressive, the building and rooms were spotless and bright, and daily faith services and family involvement made us feel at home. Meals were good with sensible portions and dietary options, so I would definitely recommend this facility.

    Loved one of resident
    Sep 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.51·(179)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      3.6
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      4.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy and rehab program
    • Engaged and supportive CNAs and aides
    • Clean and well-kept common areas
    • Organized facility layout and secure storage
    • Active programming and social activities
    • On-site chapel and regular faith services
    • Helpful and friendly front-desk/reception team
    • Volunteer support including religious volunteers
    • Family-inclusive approach and easy visiting access
    • Spanish-language staff availability
    • Private-room options available

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and personnel turnover
    • Delays in responding to call bells and care needs
    • Inconsistent staff clinical training and skill mix
    • Inconsistent meal quality, temperature, and dietary accommodation
    • Sanitation and incontinence-care concerns in some situations
    • Gaps in transfer-safety and wound/pressure-care practices
    • Equipment and maintenance reliability issues
    • Variable communication and care-coordination with families
    • Uneven staff conduct and communication tone
    • Administrative responsiveness and transparency gaps

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Mont Marie Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center elicits a broadly mixed but patternable set of impressions. Many reviewers praise the facility’s rehabilitation services, compassionate bedside staff, cleanliness of public areas, and active spiritual programming; however, a consistent counterpoint across reviews is variability in staffing, operational consistency, and communication. Prospective residents and families will find both strong rehabilitative resources and interpersonal strengths, alongside operational areas that merit specific inquiry before admission.

    Care quality and clinical services: The facility’s physical and occupational therapy programs are frequently highlighted as a major strength — therapists are described as knowledgeable, encouraging, and effective at producing measurable improvement. Nurses and CNAs receive numerous positive mentions for hands-on care and attentiveness, particularly on daytime shifts. At the same time, reviewers described variability in clinical performance: uneven training and skill mix among staff, occasional delays in addressing basic needs, and concerns about wound/pressure-care and pain-medication management. There are also reports of incidents during transfers that suggest potential gaps in transfer-safety protocols; families may wish to ask about transfer training, fall-prevention measures, and wound-prevention practices.

    Staff and conduct: Many comments describe warm, caring interactions from nurses, aides, therapists, and front-desk personnel. The facility’s culture of family involvement and name-based greetings is cited positively. Nonetheless, reviewers also describe inconsistent staff conduct and communication tone in some instances — including instances that led families to file grievances. Staffing shortages and personnel turnover are recurring themes that appear to contribute to uneven service levels and variable resident experience.

    Dining and nutrition: Dining impressions are mixed. Numerous reviews praise generous portions and meals prepared with care, and some families felt dietary needs were met. Conversely, other reviews cite inconsistent meal temperature and palatability, incorrect meal deliveries relative to documented diet orders, and occasions where families brought food to compensate. Asking about meal schedules, special-diet processes, and observation of a mealtime during a tour would be prudent.

    Activities and spiritual life: Activities programming and social opportunities are widely appreciated. The on-site chapel, regular faith services, and volunteer involvement (including religious volunteers) are consistent strengths for residents seeking spiritual engagement. Organized events, labeled activity spaces, and community outings were praised for contributing to social well-being.

    Facilities and maintenance: Common areas and public spaces are commonly described as clean and orderly, and many reviewers compliment housekeeping and the overall physical environment. However, several accounts point to building-age issues and maintenance delays (e.g., slow repair response, dated rooms, occasional equipment reliability problems). Prospective residents should inspect room conditions, ask about maintenance response times, and confirm availability of private-room options if desired.

    Management, communication, and patterns to watch: Communication and administrative responsiveness are uneven in the reviews. While some families received timely updates and accessible staff, others described poor communication, slow grievance resolution, and limited transparency. There are isolated but serious conduct concerns noted in a few accounts that prompted formal complaints; these suggest the value of asking management about incident reporting, grievance processes, and staff supervision. Staffing stability and recruitment practices were also called out as factors that impact day-to-day reliability.

    Bottom line and recommendations: Mont Marie shows clear strengths in rehabilitation services, patient-focused therapy, spiritual programming, and many instances of compassionate bedside care. However, variability in staffing, occasional sanitation and maintenance gaps, inconsistent meal execution, and uneven communication practices are recurrent themes. Families considering Mont Marie should schedule a focused tour that includes observing a mealtime and a therapy session, inquire about current staffing ratios and staff-training practices, request examples of how the facility handles transfer safety and wound care, and ask about maintenance response times and incident/grievance procedures. Doing so will help gauge how current operational conditions align with a prospective resident’s clinical and personal needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Mont Marie Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is located at 36 Lower Westfield Rd, Holyoke, MA, 01040.

    About Mont Marie Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

    Mont Marie Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center provides healthcare and rehabilitation services for seniors and adults who need support for recovery or long-term care, with a total of 84 certified beds and an average of about 78 residents a day, so it's usually a fairly busy place but not overcrowded, and they've got a nurse staffing level that comes out to 4.28 nurse hours per resident per day, though the nurse turnover rate is somewhat high at 56.3%. The facility is affiliated with Marquis Health Services and has won the Excellence in Quality Award from Reliant Rehabilitation out of 900 other places, being the only Marquis facility recognized for that, and there's a special team made up of an Administrator, Director of Nursing, Admissions Director, and Clinical Liaison who help run the place and keep care on track. Residents at Mont Marie can use a range of clinical services, including subacute rehab, cardiopulmonary rehab, orthopedic transition, chronic kidney disease management, long-term care, respite care, and urgent SNF™ services, with a focus on people recovering from things like heart failure or needing orthopedic rehab, and there's a Heart Failure Certification as part of the clinical programs. The therapy department screens and treats new residents when they come in, and provides respiratory, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, sometimes up to seven days a week depending on what's needed. There are 24-hour nursing staff and certified nurses' aides on hand, and doctors stay in close contact with the nursing team while area specialists come by regularly to check on residents, so someone's usually there to help if a medical issue shows up. The facility takes safety seriously, with ongoing wellness and health safety campaigns, training programs for staff including RCA courses, and a steady emphasis on falls prevention, being smart on sepsis care, and keeping an eye on medication use so antipsychotic drugs aren't overused, though it has had 24 reported deficiencies in inspections-including resident assessment and care planning, pharmacy service deficiencies about medication errors, and two infection-related deficiencies-so there's some work going into fixing those issues. Mont Marie puts effort into making things comfortable, offering amenities like spiritual life programs and the Family Matters Program, free laundry (either at the facility or take-home), a visiting policy that even allows dogs or pets on a leash in main spaces, and no strict visitation hours so family and friends can come by at any time. Care transition programs help people move between hospitals and back to community living, and the place supports a range of needs, including end-of-life and palliative care when it's needed. The center has a bit of history in its roots with the Sisters of St. Joseph, and it's trying to blend that compassion with modern care. The facility supports virtual tours for families who can't come in person, and there are local attractions close by for residents who are able and want to get out sometimes. Mont Marie balances post-acute healthcare, everyday nursing, and supportive care for both short stays and longer recovery with clinical services, therapy, and programs made to fit each resident's needs.

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