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Regalcare At Lowell vs Fairhaven Healthcare Center

Two ways of running a nursing home in Lowell, MA, side by side on the federal record.

Shape of each home

Fairhaven Healthcare Center scores 1 points above Regalcare At Lowell (70 against 69). Regalcare At Lowell is the better staffed of the group at 3.60389 nursing hours per resident per day. 0 harm-level citations sit across the homes compared.

C 69/100

Regalcare At Lowell

Inspection30/30Staffing13/30Stability15/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement2/10
B 70/100

Fairhaven Healthcare Cente...

Inspection30/30Staffing18/30Stability9/15Outcomes5/15Enforcement8/10
Measure C Regalcare At Lowell Lowell, MA Remove B Fairhaven Healthcare Center Lowell, MA Remove
Overall
ElderGrade score 69/100 70/100
CMS star rating 1 / 5 2 / 5
Health inspection stars 1 / 5 2 / 5
Quality measure stars 3 / 5 2 / 5
Staffing
Total nurse hours per resident/day 3.60 3.23
RN hours per resident/day 0.56 0.37
Weekend nurse hours 3.23 2.95
Weekend staffing drop 10% 9%
Nursing staff turnover 30% 50%
RN turnover 13% 55%
Safety record
Total inspection citations 0 0
Citations involving harm or jeopardy 0 0
Abuse icon No No
Special Focus Facility n/a n/a
Federal fines $91,558 $15,030
Payment denials 0 0
The home itself
Certified beds 90 169
Occupancy 69% 76%
Ownership For profit - Corporation For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain REGALCARE LME FAMILY HOLDINGS
Accepts Medicaid Yes Yes
Changed owner in last 12 months No No

Green marks the better value in a row where "better" is unambiguous. A dash means CMS has not published that figure for the facility.