River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr
Nursing home in Lancaster, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225210
1675 North Main Street, Lancaster, MA 01523 · Worcester County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 82
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,964 (1)
Does River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 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 River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr 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
- 3.40
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.66
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.80
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.95
- Weekend total hours
- 3.06
- Nursing staff turnover
- 36.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 19, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 26, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,964 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 77.2 residents live here, about 94% of its 82 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 82
- Average residents per day
- 77.2
- Certified since
- March 16, 1972
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr
- Legal business name
- River Terrace Operator LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 90 homes nationally under Marquis Health Services, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr
- Life Care Center of Leominster370 West Street, Leominster 01453
- Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing Center44 Keystone Drive, Leominster 01453
- Sterling Village18 Dana Hill Road, Sterling 01564
- Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center94 Summer Street, Fitchburg 01420
- Oakdale Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing Center76 North Main Street, West Boylston 01583
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr, 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 River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr
What is the CMS star rating of River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Ctr?
River Terrace Operator LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.