The Lowell nursing home abuse & neglect attorneys of Nursing Home Law Center LLC are highly skilled and qualified when it comes to representing the rights and interests of the many elderly patients who are regularly mistreated or injured due to subpar care or systemic negligence. It is our goal not only to hold nursing centers accountable for their misdeeds but to promote change by helping the public learn more about common nursing care concerns and alerting them to facilities which have a history of failing to meet their patients’ needs. You will find information about the lowest rated facilities in the area below so that you can avoid them should you need to entrust the care of your loved one into others’ hands.
Medicare regularly collects information on every nursing facility in Lowell based on data gathered through inspections, surveys and investigations. Recently, inspectors identified serious deficiencies and violations at many nursing facilities. Currently, the federal database reveals that twenty-three (27%) of the eighty-six Lowell nursing homes provide their residents substandard care that has led to an injury. Was your loved one harmed, mistreated, abused, or died unexpectedly from neglect while living in a nursing home in Massachusetts? If so, we invite you to contact the Lowell nursing home abuse & neglect attorneys at Nursing Home Law Center (800-926-7565) today to schedule a free case review to discuss a financial compensation claim.
The city of Lowell is the fourth largest city in Massachusetts and home to the University of Massachusetts and the Lowell National Historical Park, which has preserved the manufacturing sites responsible for cultivating the American Industrial Revolution. In addition, the city is home to numerous Cambodian refugees, making its population very welcoming and diverse. Its population of over 110,000 includes over 11,000 senior citizens, which many more on the cusp of retirement.
Seniors looking for ways to stay active or assistance with transportation, nutritional needs and more can turn to the City of Lowell Senior Center, which offers services to area seniors that include a nutrition program, transportation assistance, recreational and social events and referrals to other important senior services. For more information, you can visit http://www.lowellma.gov/425/Senior-Resources or call (978) 674-4131.
Our Lowell nursing injury lawyers put together the following list of nursing facilities using the nursing home compare tool offered by Medicare. We’ve only highlighted the worst rated centers to help you avoid placing your loved ones into unfit environments, but Medicare provides ratings on every nursing home of record. If you would like more information on any home listed or for one that is not, you can access the tool by visiting https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare.
Overall Rating of 86 Nursing Homes
Rating: 5 out of 5 (30) Much above average
Rating: 4 out of 5 (16) Above average
Rating: 3 out of 5 (17) Average
Rating: 2 out of 5 (15) Below average
Rating: 1 out of 5 (8) Much below average
August 2018
Willow Manor
30 Princeton Boulevard
Lowell, MA 01851
(978) 954-8086
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 2 stars out of 5
Primary concerns: A poor health inspection history and lack of quality measures are the greatest concerns for this facility. The quality measures score of only one star reveals the lack of attention paid to ensuring that individual patients receive care tailored to their needs and a poor health inspection history indicates that patients may be exposed to environmental hazards, disease or infection.
Heritage Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
841 Merrimack Street
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 459-0546
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: One of the ways for profit corporations increase their margins is to eliminate well paid staff members that serve vital functions but require greater pay. This facility has a poor staff quality rating, which makes the poor health inspection history and quality measures ratings less surprising.
Care One at Lowell
19 Varnum Street
Lowell, MA 01850
(978) 454-5644
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 2 stars out of 5
Primary concerns: While this facility scored decently in the areas of staff quality and quality measures, its abhorrent health inspection history was poor enough to lower its overall score to only two stars. Significant improvements need to be made before you can trust your loved one’s safety to this center.
Fairhaven Healthcare Center
476 Varnum Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 458-3388
Ownership— Non-profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 2 stars out of 5
Primary concerns: Understaffing is a significant concern for this facility and it has resulted in a single star quality measures rating. There are also improvements to be made in the area of health and sanitation.
Palm Skilled Nursing Center for Rehab Excellence
40 Parkhurst Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
(978) 256-3151
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 2 stars out of 5
Primary concerns: The greatest red flag for this center is its unacceptable health inspection history, which contains many violations. It also carries a two star quality measures rating, which means the needs and concerns of your loved one are not the priority for this facility, which preaches excellence but fails to deliver.
Blaire House of Tewksbury
10 Erlin Terrace
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978) 851-3121
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 1 star out of 5
Primary concerns: A mediocre staff, abysmal health inspection history and quality measures rating that is severely lacking are all reasons to pass this facility over in your search for a home that will provide the care your loved one needs and deserves.
Wingate at Andover Rehab & Skilled Nursing Residence
80 Andover Street
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 470-3434
Ownership— For profit corporation
Participates in Medicare/Medicaid: Yes
Overall Rating— 2 stars out of 5
Primary concerns: The health inspection history for this center is so deplorable that it has lowered its overall score to only two stars despite excellent grades in all other areas of assessment.
Over the last fifteen years, the country has seen a shift in the ownership of nursing facilities which has resulted in the near ubiquity of for profit homes over government and non-profit facilities. The impact of for profit care has been felt by the numerous patients who have had their needs and concerns ignored through the prioritization of profits. To add insult to injury, the cost of nursing care is often exorbitant and most patients require access to government assistance to be able to afford it.
It seems at times that the only way for our Lowell nursing injury lawyers to motivate for profit nursing corporations to invest the money and resources needed to deliver quality care is to hold them accountable for each of their misdeeds until it is more profitable for them to place the needs of patients above their own. If you believe that your loved one is the victim of abuse, we would like to hear from you.
Nursing Home Law Center LLC has helped thousands of clients just like you find the justice they’ve sought by holding nursing homes responsible. Our award winning Lowell nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys have the experience, knowledge and track record of success you can count on to ensure you have the greatest chance of success with your case. We also guarantee that should we be unable to deliver results, our services will be free of charge.
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