Care One at Lowell
Nursing home in Lowell, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225224
19 Varnum Street, Lowell, MA 01850 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 160
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Care One at Lowell take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Care One at Lowell is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Care One at Lowell reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.77
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.27
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.18
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.32
- Weekend total hours
- 3.36
- Nursing staff turnover
- 20.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 12.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 14, 2026 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 21, 2025, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Care One at Lowell in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 153.5 residents live here, about 96% of its 160 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 153.5
- Certified since
- December 1, 1974
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Care One at Lowell
- Legal business name
- 19 Varnum Street Operating Company, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 37 homes nationally under Careone, 3.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Care One at Lowell
- Vantage at Lowell LLC500 Wentworth Avenue, Lowell 01852
- Regalcare at Lowell30 Princeton Boulevard, Lowell 01851
- Fairhaven Healthcare Center476 Varnum Avenue, Lowell 01854
- D'Youville Senior Care981 Varnum Avenue, Lowell 01854
- Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center1010 Varnum Avenue, Lowell 01854
See also all nursing homes in Lowell.
Who inspects nursing homes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Massachusetts, the 7 in Lowell, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Care One at Lowell, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Care One at Lowell
What is the CMS star rating of Care One at Lowell?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Care One at Lowell accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Care One at Lowell?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Care One at Lowell?
19 Varnum Street Operating Company, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.