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92/100

Excellent

Care One At Lowell

19 Varnum Street, Lowell, MA 01850

CMS 3/5 stars #7 of 72 in Middlesex County (978) 454-5644
Certified beds
160
Occupancy
95%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Care One At Lowell

Care One At Lowell runs 160 certified beds under a for-profit limited liability company, and its last health inspection came in May 2025. The record shows 27 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, worth asking about directly. Nurse staffing sits at 3.68 hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average, and weekends drop about 9% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. What stands out in the other direction is turnover: 20.7% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning aides and nurses here tend to stay. Consistent caregivers matter, especially for residents who need routine.

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

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing25/30Stability15/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

25/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →5.25 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.25 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 9% against weekdays

Staff stability

15/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →21% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

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 day3.68 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.25 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.36 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover20.70%
National average 45.80%Better than average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: May 21, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

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

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of CAREONE, which operates 37 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Care One At Lowell

What is the ElderGrade for Care One At Lowell? +

Care One At Lowell holds an ElderGrade of A (92 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Care One At Lowell? +

Residents receive an average of 3.68 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Care One At Lowell 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 Care One At Lowell accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Care One At Lowell 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.