Fairhaven Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fairhaven Healthcare Center is a 169-bed for-profit nursing home in Lowell, Massachusetts, part of Lme Family Holdings. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 49.5% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Fairhaven Healthcare Center
476 Varnum AvenueLowell, MA 01854
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 Fairhaven Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Massachusetts average. With about 129 residents a day, that works out to roughly 255 aide hours a day, or about 32 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) | 1.98 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.95 | 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
49.5% of nursing staff at Fairhaven Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 54.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,030 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2023 | Fine | $15,030 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Fairhaven Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Fairhaven Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Lme Family Holdings, 15 homes
- Legal name: Varnum Ops LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fairhaven Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| D'Youville Senior Care Lowell | 0.9 | 208 | 2.16 | 3.79 | 36.4% | 1 | None |
| Northwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Lowell | 1.0 | 123 | 1.86 | 2.83 | 23.8% | 1 | $85,178 |
| Regalcare at Lowell Lowell | 1.0 | 90 | 1.84 | 3.60 | 30.0% | 1 | $91,558 |
| D'Youville Care for Advanced Therapy Lowell | 1.1 | 33 | 2.30 | 5.51 | 54.5% | 5 | None |
| Palm Springs Post Acute Chelmsford | 2.1 | 124 | 2.09 | 3.62 | 43.3% | 2 | None |
| Care One at Lowell Lowell | 2.4 | 160 | 2.25 | 3.68 | 20.7% | 3 | None |
| Vantage at Lowell LLC Lowell | 3.3 | 115 | 2.13 | 3.59 | 29.6% | 2 | $13,497 |
| Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr Chelmsford | 3.5 | 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.