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Vantage at Lowell LLC

Nursing home in Lowell, MA

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
500 Wentworth Avenue, Lowell, MA 01852
Phone
(978) 458-1271
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
225489
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
115
Average residents per day
80
Ownership
For-profit, individual
Legal business name
Vantage at Lowell LLC
Chain
Vantage Care (10 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 1, 1990
Changed ownership in last 12 months
Yes
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 225489. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 14, 2025. CMS lists 52 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 24, 2023 to Apr 21, 2026): 4 from complaint inspections, 4 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 21, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 21, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 21, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
May 14, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
May 14, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 14, 2025Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 14, 2025Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 14, 2025Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 14, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 16, 2024Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 16, 2024Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 16, 2024Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 52. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $13,497 in the last three years.

Nov 29, 2023Fine: $13,497

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.59 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.28 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.13 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.27 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
30%
RN turnover (yearly)
50%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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