Care One at Lowell: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Care One at Lowell is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Lowell, Massachusetts, part of Careone. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 20.7% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Care One at Lowell
19 Varnum StreetLowell, MA 01850
Middlesex County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Care One at Lowell, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average. With about 152 residents a day, that works out to roughly 342 aide hours a day, or about 43 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.18 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.68 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.36 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
20.7% of nursing staff at Care One at Lowell left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Care One at Lowell holds 3 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Care One at Lowell
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Careone, 37 homes
- Legal name: 19 Varnum Street Operating Company, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Care One at Lowell
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Vantage at Lowell LLC Lowell | 1.6 | 115 | 2.13 | 3.59 | 29.6% | 2 | $13,497 |
| Regalcare at Lowell Lowell | 2.0 | 90 | 1.84 | 3.60 | 30.0% | 1 | $91,558 |
| Fairhaven Healthcare Center Lowell | 2.4 | 169 | 1.98 | 3.23 | 49.5% | 2 | $15,030 |
| D'Youville Senior Care Lowell | 3.3 | 208 | 2.16 | 3.79 | 36.4% | 1 | None |
| Northwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Lowell | 3.4 | 123 | 1.86 | 2.83 | 23.8% | 1 | $85,178 |
| D'Youville Care for Advanced Therapy Lowell | 3.5 | 33 | 2.30 | 5.51 | 54.5% | 5 | None |
| Blaire House of Tewksbury Tewksbury · SFF candidate | 4.0 | 131 | 1.98 | 3.24 | 50.8% | 1 | $71,902 |
| Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr Chelmsford | 4.0 | 93 | 1.87 | 3.33 | 41.7% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.