Cycle 1
Health 2025-08-21 · Fire 2025-08-21
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Leominster, MA
Life Care Center Of Leominster
4-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $55,224 in total fines with 6 recent health deficiencies with 4 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
370 West Street, Leominster, MA
(978) 537-0771
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
133
Certified beds
Average residents
113
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Life Care Centers Of America
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1967-01-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
194 facilities
Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 5 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.40
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.65 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.28
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.35
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.26 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.03
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.68
RN + LPN hours · state 1.60 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.55
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.45 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.17
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.46 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.09
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.39
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.94
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.40
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
54%
Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
39%
Annual nurse turnover · state 40% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
7,116
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
30.70
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9861
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
0
Baseline 18.87% · Performance 21.99% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
3.95
Baseline 6.23% · Performance 6.65% · Measure score 3.95 · Achievement 3.95 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
5.69
Baseline 30.77% · Performance 40.44% · Measure score 5.69 · Achievement 5.69 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
2.64
Baseline 3.52 hours · Performance 3.83 hours · Measure score 2.64 · Achievement 2.64 · Improvement 0.85
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.51% |
10.72%
0.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 381 · Observed rate 10.5% · Lower 95% interval 7.93% |
| Discharge to community | 61.55% |
50.57%
11 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 387 · Observed rate 55.56% · Lower 95% interval 54.36% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.89 |
1.02
0.1 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 98.76% |
95.27%
3.5 pts better
|
Numerator 238 · Denominator 241 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.41% |
0.77%
0.4 pts better
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 241 |
| Discharge self-care score | 78.29% |
53.69%
24.6 pts better
|
Numerator 137 · Denominator 175 |
| Discharge mobility score | 78.29% |
50.94%
27.4 pts better
|
Numerator 137 · Denominator 175 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 2.07% |
2.29%
0.2 pts better
|
Numerator 5 · Denominator 241 · Adjusted rate 2.14% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.65% |
7.12%
0.5 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 210 · Observed rate 5.71% · Lower 95% interval 4.25% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 3.57% |
8.2%
4.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 224 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 23.39% |
42%
18.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 69 · Denominator 295 |
| Discharge function score | 82.29% |
56.45%
25.8 pts better
|
Numerator 144 · Denominator 175 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 77 · Denominator 77 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 123 · Denominator 123 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 12.68% |
25.2%
12.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 18 · Denominator 142 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.9 |
1.9
About the same
|
1.9
About the same
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.9 · Observed 1.8 · Expected 1.9 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.1 |
1.5
0.6 pts worse
|
1.8
0.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.1 · Observed 2.0 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 74.9% |
92.2%
17.3 pts worse
|
93.4%
18.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 76.7% · Q2 78.7% · Q3 73.6% · Q4 70.7% · 4Q avg 74.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.9% |
94.8%
2.1 pts better
|
95.5%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.1% |
3.5%
0.4 pts better
|
3.3%
0.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.1% · Q2 3.4% · Q3 1.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 3.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 10.2% |
12.0%
1.8 pts better
|
11.4%
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.1% · Q2 11.5% · Q3 6.8% · Q4 8.6% · 4Q avg 10.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.1% |
5.2%
0.9 pts worse
|
5.4%
0.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.4% · Q2 6.1% · Q3 3.7% · Q4 8.0% · 4Q avg 6.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 23.0% |
19.2%
3.8 pts worse
|
19.6%
3.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.2% · Q2 23.8% · Q3 22.9% · Q4 23.1% · 4Q avg 23.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 14.3% |
22.5%
8.2 pts better
|
16.7%
2.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.9% · Q2 14.5% · Q3 11.8% · Q4 14.1% · 4Q avg 14.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 9.3% |
17.7%
8.4 pts better
|
16.3%
7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.5% · Q2 16.5% · Q3 5.4% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 9.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 7.0% |
17.6%
10.6 pts better
|
14.9%
7.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.9% · Q2 5.1% · Q3 6.4% · Q4 2.4% · 4Q avg 7.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
1.0%
1 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.3% |
2.0%
1.7 pts better
|
1.7%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.1% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 26.3% |
21.7%
4.6 pts worse
|
19.8%
6.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 29.9% · Q2 30.8% · Q3 15.7% · Q4 28.9% · 4Q avg 26.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 6.2% |
4.6%
1.6 pts worse
|
5.1%
1.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.4% · Q2 5.5% · Q3 5.4% · Q4 5.6% · 4Q avg 6.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 32.7% |
77.1%
44.4 pts worse
|
81.7%
49 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 42.0% · Q2 28.8% · Q3 28.0% · Q4 32.9% · 4Q avg 32.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 8.4% |
11.8%
3.4 pts better
|
12.0%
3.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 8.4% · Observed 8.2% · Expected 11.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.5% |
1.3%
0.2 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.4% · Q2 0.6% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 1.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 60.2% |
77.7%
17.5 pts worse
|
79.7%
19.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 60.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 27.2% |
25.8%
1.4 pts worse
|
23.9%
3.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.2% · Observed 26.9% · Expected 23.6% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-07-01 · Fire 2024-07-01
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2023-02-02 · Fire 2023-02-02
10 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
K211 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-09-12
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-09-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
K321 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2025-09-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
K363 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-09-12
Inspection history
Recent health citations
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2025-09-05
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
F908 · Environmental Deficiencies
Health
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2025-09-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
F604 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2025-09-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-09-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-09-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-21
F849 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2025-09-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-01
F604 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2024-07-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-01
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-07-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-01
F756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-07-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-01
F757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-07-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-01
F887 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2024-07-31
G · Actual harm
2023-04-26
F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-05-22
G · Actual harm
2023-04-26
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-05-22
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
F886 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Corrected 2023-02-24
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-02-24
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-02-24
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-02-24
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-02-24
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
F698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-02-24
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-02-24
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-02
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-02-24
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$55,224
2023-04-26
Fine
Fine · fine $55,224
Fine
Ownership
Preston, Forrest
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Cross, Cindy
Corporate Officer · Individual
Elkerm, Ashraf
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Fairlawn Medical Investors, LLC
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Fairlawn Medical, Inc.
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Fletcher, Todd
Corporate Director · Individual
Fletcher, Todd
Corporate Officer · Individual
Henry, Terry
Corporate Officer · Individual
Lay, Lisa
Corporate Director · Individual
Lay, Lisa
Corporate Officer · Individual
Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Long, Zofia
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Mague, Samantha
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Pinnock, Tracy
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Preston, Aubrey
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Swanker, Richard
Corporate Director · Individual
Swanker, Richard
Corporate Officer · Individual
Thurmond, Joan
Corporate Officer · Individual
Ziegler, James
Corporate Director · Individual
Ziegler, James
Corporate Officer · Individual
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