Nursing Homes in Lancaster, MA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of April 14, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Lancaster
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on April 14, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Lancaster has a total of 108 active skilled nursing facilities and 11,293 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Lancaster of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Lancaster. There were 9,492 residents in nursing homes as April 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 84.05 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)
According to the monthly data, Lancaster has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.
The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Lancaster and a comparison to the state and national averages:
| Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.66 | 0.66 / 0.65 |
| Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.28 | 2.15 / 2.26 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 1.01 | 0.94 / 0.88 |
| All Staff | 3.94 | 3.75 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Massachusetts.
COVID-19 Infections in Lancaster Nursing Homes
While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Lancaster there were a total of 25 new cases and 25 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 14, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Lancaster
No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.
No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.
Occupancy Percentages for Lancaster Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Lancaster, MA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.
Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Lancaster
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Lancaster based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.
| Facility | Rating |
|---|---|
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Beaumont Rehab and Skilled Nursing Ctr - Westboro 3 LYMAN STREET WESTBOROUGH, MA |
40.00 |
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Beaumont Rehab and Skilled Nursing Ctr - Northboro 238 WEST MAIN STREET NORTHBOROUGH, MA |
18.00 |
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River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr 1675 NORTH MAIN STREET LANCASTER, MA |
8.67 |
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Riverbend of South Natick 34 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET S NATICK, MA |
30.67 |
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Rivercrest Long Term Care DEACONESS ROAD W CONCORD, MA |
14.00 |
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Overlook Masonic Health Center 88 MASONIC HOME ROAD CHARLTON, MA |
33.33 |
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Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center 76 NORTH MAIN STREET WEST BOYLSTON, MA |
28.00 |
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Seven Hills Pediatric Center 22 HILLSIDE AVENUE GROTON, MA |
22.00 |
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Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 40 JULIO DRIVE SHREWSBURY, MA |
36.67 |
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Notre Dame Long Term Care Center 559 PLANTATION STREET WORCESTER, MA |
44.00 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Lancaster based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
| Facility | Rating |
|---|---|
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Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA |
151.00 |
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Medway Country Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitat 115 HOLLISTON STREET MEDWAY, MA |
258.00 |
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Adviniacare Newton Wellesley 694 WORCESTER ROAD WELLESLEY, MA |
254.50 |
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Belvidere Healthcare Center 500 WENTWORTH AVENUE LOWELL, MA |
225.67 |
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Blaire House of Milford 20 CLAFLIN STREET MILFORD, MA |
147.67 |
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Bear Mountain at Worcester 59 ACTON STREET WORCESTER, MA |
125.33 |
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Ayer Valley Rehab and Nursing 400 GROTON ROAD AYER, MA |
274.67 / |
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Charlwell House Health and Rehabilitation 305 WALPOLE STREET NORWOOD, MA |
980.17 |
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Keystone Center 44 KEYSTONE DRIVE LEOMINSTER, MA |
86.67 |
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Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation and Hlth Care Ctr 121 NORTHBORO ROAD MARLBOROUGH, MA |
95.33 |
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