Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley
Nursing home in Billerica, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225546
80 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01862 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 124
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $161,920 (1)
Does Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley 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
- 4.18
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.68
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.99
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.51
- Weekend total hours
- 3.71
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 10, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 4, 2024, found 17.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley 1 time in the past 3 years, for $161,920 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 103.6 residents live here, about 84% of its 124 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 124
- Average residents per day
- 103.6
- Certified since
- March 15, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley
- Legal business name
- Merrimack Valley Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley
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- Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr254 Billerica Road, Chelmsford 01824
- Vantage at Lowell LLC500 Wentworth Avenue, Lowell 01852
- Blaire House of Tewksbury10 Erlin Terrace, Tewksbury 01876
- Regalcare at Lowell30 Princeton Boulevard, Lowell 01851
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley, 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 Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley?
Merrimack Valley Operations, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.