Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
Nursing home in Lowell, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225298
1010 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 123
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 15, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 22
- Fines in 3 years
- $85,178 (1)
Does Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center 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
- 2.84
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.44
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.55
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.85
- Weekend total hours
- 2.79
- Nursing staff turnover
- 25.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 38.5%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 15, 2025 and cited 22 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 29, 2024, found 18.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $85,178 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 113.9 residents live here, about 93% of its 123 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 113.9
- Certified since
- February 17, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Northwood Ma SNF LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain
- 19 homes nationally under Athena Healthcare Systems, 1.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
- D'Youville Senior Care981 Varnum Avenue, Lowell 01854
- D'Youville Care for Advanced Therapy1071 Varnum Avenue, Lowell 01854
- Fairhaven Healthcare Center476 Varnum Avenue, Lowell 01854
- Regalcare at Lowell30 Princeton Boulevard, Lowell 01851
- Palm Springs Post Acute40 Parkhurst Road, Chelmsford 01824
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 Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 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 Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
22 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
Northwood Ma SNF LLC, for profit - partnership.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.