Life Care Center of the North Shore
Nursing home in Lynn, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225529
111 Birch Street, Lynn, MA 01902 · Essex County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 123
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of the North Shore take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of the North Shore 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of the North Shore 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
- 3.93
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.04
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.57
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.32
- Weekend total hours
- 3.36
- Nursing staff turnover
- 21.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 15%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 19, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 3, 2025, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of the North Shore in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 114.9 residents live here, about 93% of its 123 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 114.9
- Certified since
- December 6, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of the North Shore
- Legal business name
- Lynn Medical Investors LTD PTR
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of the North Shore
- Abbott Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center28 Essex Street, Lynn 01902
- Salem Rehab Center7 Loring Hills Avenue, Salem 01970
- Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living240 Lynnfield Street, Peabody 01960
- Chestnut Woods Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr73 Chestnut Street, Saugus 01906
- Devereux Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center39 Lafayette Street, Marblehead 01945
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 the North Shore, 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 the North Shore
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of the North Shore?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of the North Shore accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of the North Shore?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of the North Shore?
Lynn Medical Investors LTD PTR, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.