Home / Massachusetts / Lowell
500 Wentworth Avenue, Lowell, MA 01852 · Middlesex County · (978) 458-1271
115 certified beds, about 80 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1990
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 225489 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 4, 2026, inspectors cited 13 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).
Of 39 health citations since November 2023, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 2 fines totaling $27,877 in the last three years; the largest was $14,380, and the latest is dated April 21, 2026.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.59 hours per resident per day, against 3.86 across Massachusetts and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.28 of those hours.
29.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
CMS links it to Vantage Care, an affiliated group of 10 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 39 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interviews, the facility failed to ensure staff stored drugs and biologicals in accordance with State and Federal laws. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure medications were dated once opened according to manufacturer's guidelines, failed to ensure an unopened insulin was stored properly in two of two medication carts observed, and the treatment cart was locked when unattended on one of two units.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interviews, the facility failed to store and handle food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety, potentially putting the residents at risk for foodborne illness. Specifically, the facility failed to: Ensure that perishable food items and produce were stored, labeled/dated, and discarded appropriately, and did not show signs of decomposition. Ensure staff did not handle ready-to-eat food with potentially contaminated gloves.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to protect resident privacy on one of two units. Specifically:1. The facility failed to ensure nursing staff were not on personal cellphone calls during the medications pass on the Right Unit.2. The facility failed to ensure nursing staff covered computer screens, displaying personal resident information while unattended on the Right Unit.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure services provided met professional standards for three Residents (#6, #17, and #78) out of a total sample of 21 residents. Specifically: 1. For Resident #6, who has a wound on his/her right foot, the facility failed to ensure the physician order to offload the right foot from pressure was implemented,2. For Resident #17, who has a wound on his/her right foot, the facility failed to ensure the physician order to offload the right foot from pressure was implemented,3. For Resident #78, who was assessed as being at risk of and had a recent history of pressure ulcers/injuries, the facility failed to ensure his/her air mattress was at the correct setting as indicated in the physician's order.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to provide assistance with oral care, specifically assistance with dentures, for one Resident (#36) out of a total sample of 21 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to identify and address a significant weight gain for one Resident (#1), with diagnosed congestive heart failure, out of a total sample of 21 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to provide care and maintenance of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) consistent with professional standards of practice for one Resident (#84), out of a total sample of 21 residents. Specifically, for Resident #84, the facility failed to implement a physician's order for weekly routine PICC dressing changes, as required.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review, the facility failed to provide behavioral health services, resulting in subsequent psychiatric hospitalization, for one Resident (#45) out of a total sample of 21 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure pharmaceutical services met the needs of each resident. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure an insulin emergency kit was replaced by the pharmacy after being opened on one out of two units.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that one Resident (#58), out of a total sample of 21 residents, was free from significant medication errors. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure nursing held midodrine (medication used to raise blood pressure) in accordance with the physician's orders.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff maintained complete and accurate medical records for 3 Residents (#6, #17 and #45) out of a total sample of 21 residents. Specifically, the facility failed: For Residents #6 and #17, the facility failed to accurately document the implementation of physician orders, and 2. For Resident #45, to ensure behavior monitoring documentation was completed every shift on the Documentation Survey Report (a report showing Certified Nursing Assistant documentation for activities of daily living). 1a. Resident #6 was admitted to the facility in June 2021 with diagnoses including paraplegia, diabetes and chronic non-pressure ulcer of the right foot. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to maintain an effective Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) plan. Specifically, the facility failed to monitor the effectiveness and of a QAPI plan put in place for 1a. falls assessments being completed and 1b. the temperature of the food served to the residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections. Specifically,1.) For Resident #78, the facility failed to implement enhanced barrier precautions. 2.) For Resident #7, the facility failed to implement enhanced barrier precautions.
Inspectors wroteBased on records reviewed, interviews and observations, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1) whose bed was equipped with an air mattress, had limited mobility in his/her lower extremities and was dependent on staff for bed mobility, the facility failed to ensure he/she was provided with the necessary level of staff assistance during care to maintain his/her safety. On 04/08/26, Certified Nurse Aide #1, while providing care to Resident #1 by herself, turned and repositioned Resident #1 onto his/her side, away from herself (CNA #1), Resident #1 rolled off the bed and fell to the floor. Resident #1 was transferred to the Hospital Emergency Department (ED) for evaluation and treatment and was diagnosed with bilateral distal femur fractures (both legs above the knee joint area).
Inspectors wroteBased on records reviewed and interviews, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1) the facility failed to ensure they maintained a complete and accurate medical record related to his/her Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), when daily documentation by Certified Nurse Aides was incomplete, with some ADL's left blank.
Inspectors wroteBased on records reviewed and interviews, for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1) who had limited mobility, required the use of an air mattress, and was dependent on staff to meet his/her care needs, the facility failed to ensure his/her Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Care Plan was individualized, with interventions that clearly identified the appropriate number of staff assistance required to safely meet his/her needs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure staff treated residents in a dignified manner during the dining experience for one Resident (#24) out of a total sample of 22 Residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure that staff were not operating a cell phone while assisting Resident #24 with eating breakfast.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents at risk for developing pressure ulcers received necessary treatment and services, consistent with professional standards of practice, to prevent new ulcers from developing for two Resident (#24 and #53) out of a total of 22 Residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure the Resident's air mattress were set at the correct setting according to the physician's order.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interview, the facility failed to provide continued therapy services and recommended by the Occupational Therapist for one Resident #24 out of a total sample of 22 Residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure that Resident #24 continued to receive Occupational Therapy services as recommended for the use of a hand orthotic while under hospice services.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure practices to support nutritional needs for one Resident (#48), out of a total sample of 22 residents were implemented in accordance with professional standards of care. Specifically, Resident #48, who was assessed for nutritional risk, experienced a severe weight loss, which was not evaluated by the registered dietitian.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure standards of practice to prevent the spread infection were implemented. Specifically, a Laboratory Technician providing laboratory services to residents, failed to adhere to infection control practices when she placed her bag, which she uses to store supplies and specimens and uses in other facilities, on top of a resident's bed.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview the facility failed to ensure Residents were delivered mail on Saturday.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, policy review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure treatment carts on two of two units were locked and secured while not in use.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, resident group meeting, and test tray results, the facility failed to ensure foods provided to residents were prepared by methods that conserve nutritional value, flavor, were palatable and at appetizing temperatures on 2 out of 2 units.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview the facility failed to properly store food items and properly follow sanitation and food handling practices to prevent the risk of foodborne illness in accordance with professional standards for food service safety.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to provide a dignified dining experience for Residents on the Right Wing unit.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to protect one Resident (#54) from abuse out of a total of 22 sampled residents. Specifically, Occupational Therapist (OT) #1 yelled at Resident #54 in the presence of other residents and staff for not following his/her directions.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, policy review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure one Resident (#13) was free from restraints by locking the remote control for the bed, preventing the Resident to reposition him/herself in bed, out of a total sample of 22 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure staff followed its abuse policies and procedures for one Resident (#54) out of a total of 22 sampled residents. Specifically, staff who were present when Occupational Therapist (OT) #1 yelled at Resident #54 did not intervene or remove OT #1 from the unit per policy.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to report an allegation of neglect to the state agency as required for one Resident (#285) out of a total of 22 sampled residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure resident centered care plans were implemented for three Residents (#64, #182, #23) to ensure aspiration risk precautions were followed, out of a total sample of 22 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, policy review and interviews, the facility failed to provide showers for one Resident (#62) out of a total sample of 22 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to provide vision services as requested for one Resident (#60) out of a total sample of 22 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to follow up with the Resident's and physician's request to schedule an appointment for glasses for Resident #60.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observations, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that a resident admitted with an indwelling catheter is assessed for removal of the catheter as soon as possible unless the resident's clinical condition demonstrates continued catheter use is necessary for one Resident (#23) in a total sample of 22 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to address the nutritional status in a timely manner for one Resident (#19) out of a total sample of 22 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to address a significant weight loss in a timely manner for Resident #19.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interview, the facility failed to provide respiratory care services in accordance with professional standards of practice one Resident (#8) out of a total sample of 22 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to follow Resident #8's physician's orders to implement the correct oxygen flow rate and ensure the external filter was clean.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to provide food in a form to meet the needs of three Resident (#64, #13, and #23) out of a sample of 22 residents. Specifically, for Residents #64 and #24, the facility to provide the correct diet texture during meals. For Resident #13, the facility failed to provide the correct diet during meals and failed to prevent the Resident from consuming food that was of a texture not ordered by the physician.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to accurately document one Resident's (#2) skin assessment out of a total sample of 22 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on records reviewed and interviews for one of three sampled residents (Resident #1), who had limited mobility, and decreased sensation from diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage in the hands and feet) in his/her extremities, the Facility failed to ensure he/she was provided with adequate preventative measures to maintain his/her safety in an effort to prevent incidents/accidents, resulting in serious injury, when on 7/28/23 maintenance staff members moved Resident #1, who was in bed, to a new room and during the move they placed Resident #1's portable oxygen (O2) container (containing liquid oxygen) on the bed with him/her, the container tipped over and resulted in liquid O2 leaking out of the container onto Resident #1's bedding and he/she sustained a full thickness (full thickness injury, involves all layers of the dermis and which can often injure the underlying subcutaneous [...]
10 fire safety citations on file: 1 on June 4, 2026, 9 on May 14, 2025.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | Fine | $14,380 |
| November 29, 2023 | Fine | $13,497 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.59 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.28 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.27 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.13 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 29.6% | 38.2% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 50.0% | 42.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.62 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.72 on weekdays and 3.27 on weekends, 12% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 6.7% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.32 in April to June 2025 to 3.59 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.59 | 0.28 | 3.72 | 3.27 | 6.7% | 3 of 90 | 80 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.74 | 0.21 | 3.82 | 3.53 | 1.3% | 2 of 92 | 74 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.61 | 0.30 | 3.74 | 3.28 | 1.2% | 1 of 92 | 77 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.32 | 0.33 | 3.42 | 3.06 | 0.6% | 3 of 91 | 81 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Massachusetts, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.79 | 0.61 | 3.94 | 3.41 | 5.0% | 0.4% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $22.44 | $21.32 to $23.94 | 38,130 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $38.57 | $34.91 to $40.66 | 13,210 |
| Registered nurses | $50.27 | $42.05 to $65.44 | 88,200 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 18.1 | 15.4 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.2 | 21.4 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 23.1 | 25.7 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Vantage at Lowell LLC's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (50.9% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
50.9% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Massachusetts: 121 better, 19 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 94 eligible stays.
10.4% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Massachusetts: 4 better, 15 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 102 eligible stays.
9.1% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Massachusetts: 5 better, 4 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 60 eligible stays.
73.6% this home
Median of homes: Massachusetts51.6% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 53 residents counted.
1.5% this home
Median of homes: Massachusetts0.4% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 67 residents counted.
3.0% this home
Median of homes: Massachusetts2.0% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 67 residents counted.
100.0% this home
Median of homes: Massachusetts99.5% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 39 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: VANTAGE AT LOWELL LLC. CMS links this home to Vantage Care, a group of 10 nursing homes averaging 2.4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arem, Cheryl | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 25% | 12/29/2025 |
| Brown, Yossi | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 25% | 12/29/2025 |
| Herskovitz, Miriam | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 25% | 12/29/2025 |
| Yurowitz, Sam | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 25% | 12/29/2025 |
| Vantage Lowell Realty LLC | 5% or greater mortgage interest | Organization | 12/29/2025 | |
| Brown, Yossi | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Johnson, Jeri | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Yurowitz, Sam | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 12/15/2025 | |
| Brown, Yossi | Corporate director | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Yurowitz, Sam | Corporate director | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Brown, Yossi | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Yurowitz, Sam | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Innovations Healthcare, LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 12/29/2025 | |
| Bresnick, Louis | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Brown, Yossi | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Cahill, Donna | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Gaughan, Ryan | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Green, Morris | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Johnson, Jeri | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Yurowitz, Sam | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Im Family Holdings LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 12/29/2025 | |
| Innovations Healthcare, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 12/11/2025 | |
| Jca Capital Associates LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 12/29/2025 | |
| LTC Consulting Services LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 12/29/2025 | |
| Vantage Care Ma4 LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 12/29/2025 | |
| Vantage Lowell Realty LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 12/29/2025 | |
| Bresnick, Louis | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Brown, Yossi | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Cahill, Donna | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Gaughan, Ryan | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Green, Morris | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/08/2024 | |
| Johnson, Jeri | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/29/2025 | |
| Yurowitz, Sam | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/15/2025 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.