Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

    235 Myrtle St, Manchester, NH 03104
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Excellent comprehensive care and communication

    I had my mom here for 36 days and felt very confident in her care. The rehab team (Sarah), nurses and aides were professional, attentive and taught oxygen and assistive-device use so she could return home safely; PT/OT/ST and nursing care were comprehensive. Clean, welcoming and activity-filled (bingo, chapel, garden, café), with strong COVID protocols and excellent communication - a very reassuring, home-like place.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 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

    4.39·(77)

    Overall rating

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

      4.5
    • Staff

      4.5
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Skilled inpatient rehabilitation program
    • Experienced physical, occupational, and speech therapists
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing and care-assistant staff
    • Regular family communication and updates
    • Robust activities program with diverse offerings
    • On-site chapel and spiritual services
    • Secure memory-care unit
    • Well-maintained common areas and outdoor garden
    • Private-room availability
    • Responsive maintenance and facilities team
    • Family-style dining areas and on-site cafe
    • Established COVID-era screening and PPE protocols

    Cons

    • Inconsistent administrative responsiveness and follow-up
    • Reliance on agency and per-diem staffing with variable training
    • Gaps in medication administration and clinical documentation
    • Inconsistent personal-care and bathing schedules
    • Dining quality and meal-temperature inconsistencies
    • Sanitation and pest-control management weaknesses
    • Confusion in safety and infection-control policy enforcement
    • Variable communication timeliness with POA and families
    • Environmental comfort and temperature-control issues

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews describe a facility with strong clinical rehabilitation services, a caring direct-care workforce, and an active social and spiritual life for residents, alongside operational and management inconsistencies that produce variable resident experiences.

    Care and clinical services: The facility's rehabilitation program and therapy staff are frequent strengths in the reviews—physical, occupational, and speech therapists are characterized as skilled and effective, and many patients achieved measurable improvements and timely discharge home. Nursing staff and nursing assistants are often described as compassionate and attentive; families commonly cited helpful daily updates and clinicians who know residents by name. However, reviewers also identified systemic gaps in clinical processes: medication-administration controls, timely documentation of vital signs and lab results, and the consistency of infection-control and safety-policy implementation. Reliance on agency and per-diem nurses with uneven training was associated with variable care quality and errors in a subset of accounts.

    Staff, communication, and leadership: Direct-care staff—including LNAs, nurses, therapists, activity staff, and maintenance—receive consistently positive comments for bedside manner, responsiveness, and individualized attention. Maintenance responsiveness and proactive environmental upkeep are also noted positively. In contrast, administrative responsiveness and management follow-through are recurring concerns. Families reported delays in outreach to powers of attorney, inconsistent answers from leadership, and unclear escalation or incident-followup procedures. These management-level issues appear to be a primary driver of frustration when clinical or operational problems arise.

    Dining, hygiene, and facilities: The facility’s physical environment is frequently praised for cleanliness, welcoming common areas, private rooms, a garden, and a well-equipped therapy gym. The on-site chapel, cafe, and family-style dining areas are positively highlighted for contributing to a home-like atmosphere. At the same time, dining quality and meal delivery were described as inconsistent—complaints include off-temperature meals, unmet dietary restrictions, and limited choices at times. Several reviews raised sanitation and pest-control concerns tied to kitchen areas and food safety; these concerns led some family members to call for regulatory inspection. Environmental comfort issues such as uneven temperature control were also mentioned.

    Activities and community life: The activities program is a consistent strength: reviewers note a wide variety of social, recreational, and spiritual activities (Mass, trips, games, salon services), with staff who encourage participation while respecting residents’ desire for solitude. The memory-care unit and dementia-friendly practices are singled out as secure and engaging by many families.

    Notable patterns and takeaways: The dominant pattern is of strong frontline caregiving and therapeutic effectiveness coupled with variability in operational reliability. Positive experiences tend to emphasize rehabilitation outcomes, compassionate staff, and an engaging social environment. Negative experiences cluster around management responsiveness, staffing variability (particularly agency/per-diem competence), medication and documentation controls, inconsistent personal-care routines, dining reliability, and sanitation/pest-control processes. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s strong therapy and activity offerings and its generally compassionate staff against the potential for uneven administrative and operational performance; when possible, ask management about staff training for agency personnel, medication-safety protocols, sanitation audits, and family-communication procedures before admission.

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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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    Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is located at 235 Myrtle St, Manchester, NH, 03104.

    About Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

    Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center sits in Manchester, New Hampshire, and has been run by NH Catholic Charities Inc since 1969, so people have known about it in the area for a long time now, and with 122 certified beds, it holds a good number of residents who need either short-term or long-term care. It runs as a nonprofit, church-related facility backed by Catholic Charities New Hampshire, and you'll see that they talk about focusing on care for the mind, body, and spirit, trying to help folks live with as much independence as possible every day, but also providing supports like memory care, palliative care, and respite care for those times when more help's needed. With a total nurse staffing time of 4.04 hours per resident per day and a nurse turnover rate of 49.2%, you can expect to see new faces among the staff more often than you might like, but they do have teams of therapists and nursing staff working together on skilled nursing and rehabilitation, trying to keep things running smoothly and meeting professional standards, though reports show there have been some deficiencies-one for not always allowing residents to self-administer drugs when appropriate, another for not reporting suspected abuse or neglect, and another about maintaining professional quality of services, so that's something to keep in mind.

    Rooms range from private suites to semi-private spaces, and many have scenic views, which can be nice for folks who prefer a bit of nature. Mt. Carmel sits close to Elliot Hospital and Catholic Medical Center, so medical care's not far off when needed, and the whole building is smoke-free for those who care about that sort of thing. Residents can get involved in meaningful activities, and families are encouraged to visit, which helps folks keep a sense of connection. The center offers care conferences, dining options, and individual amenities tailored to senior needs, although you'll want to check details for each. People who need memory support will find programs built for that, and there are various other services including rehabilitation and long-term nursing care. The review rating sits at 3.9 out of 5 from 27 reviews, which means people have had mixed but decent experiences-most families and residents notice both the caring approach from staff and the occasional issues that come up, which isn't unusual for facilities of this size and history. Mt. Carmel's main goal is to support residents' dignity, health, and overall well-being, with policies in place to maintain quality and regular efforts to help residents enjoy each day as much as possible, always a work in progress with different people, needs, and moments along the way.

    People often ask...

    Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 235 Myrtle St, Manchester, NH 03104.

    No, Mt. Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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