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B

71/100

Above average

Seven Hills Pediatric Center

22 Hillside Avenue, Groton, MA 01450

CMS 3/5 stars #51 of 72 in Middlesex County (978) 448-3388
Certified beds
83
Occupancy
91%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $8,278 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Seven Hills Pediatric Center

Seven Hills Pediatric Center runs a nonprofit home in Groton with 83 certified beds, and its nurse staffing averages 4.15 hours per resident day, about 8 percent above the national average of 3.86. That raw number looks good until you notice weekends drop roughly 16 percent below the home's own weekday staffing, and CMS scores staffing at just 1 out of 5, the agency weighs consistency, not just the headline average. The health inspection record shows 11 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, with a single fine of $12,735 and a last inspection on November 25, 2025. Quality measures score 5 out of 5, but that strong showing sits alongside inspection and staffing concerns, and for a pediatric center, weekend coverage gaps and an abuse-related finding are the things I'd ask 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.

Inspection30/30Staffing10.5/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement8/10

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

10.5/30

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

  • →2.44 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.12 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 16% against weekdays

Staff stability

7.5/15

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

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

15/15

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

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

Enforcement history

8/10

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

  • →$8,278 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

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 day4.15 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.12 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.48 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: November 25, 2025 (11 months 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 Seven Hills Pediatric Center

What is the ElderGrade for Seven Hills Pediatric Center? +

Seven Hills Pediatric Center holds an ElderGrade of B (71 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". 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 Seven Hills Pediatric Center? +

Residents receive an average of 4.15 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Seven Hills Pediatric Center 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 Seven Hills Pediatric Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Seven Hills Pediatric Center 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.