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87.5/100

Excellent

Lakeview House Skld Nrsg And Residential Care Fac

87 Shattuck Street, Haverhill, MA 01830

CMS 4/5 stars #2 of 45 in Essex County (978) 372-1081
Certified beds
91
Occupancy
25%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Lakeview House Skld Nrsg And Residential Care Fac

Lakeview House runs on 4.19 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, and its staff retention is unusually strong for the industry, 20.8% turnover against a national average near 46%. The tradeoff shows up on weekends, when staffing drops about 19% below the home's own weekday levels. Inspectors logged 12 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related; the most recent inspection was July 30, 2025, so the record is current. A 4/5 inspection rating and 4/5 quality measures round out a picture of a for-profit corporate home that is well-staffed on paper and mostly clean in practice, with the abuse citation and weekend dip worth asking about directly.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing20.5/30Stability15/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

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

20.5/30

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

  • →5.06 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.52 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 19% 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 day4.19 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.52 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.38 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover20.80%
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: July 30, 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 Lakeview House Skld Nrsg And Residential Care Fac

What is the ElderGrade for Lakeview House Skld Nrsg And Residential Care Fac? +

Lakeview House Skld Nrsg And Residential Care Fac holds an ElderGrade of A (87.5 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 Lakeview House Skld Nrsg And Residential Care Fac? +

Residents receive an average of 4.19 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Lakeview House Skld Nrsg And Residential Care Fac 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 Lakeview House Skld Nrsg And Residential Care Fac accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Lakeview House Skld Nrsg And Residential Care Fac 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.