Life Care Center of Acton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Acton is a 155-bed for-profit nursing home in Acton, Massachusetts, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.30 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 42.9% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Life Care Center of Acton
One Great RoadActon, MA 01720
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 Life Care Center of Acton, nurse aides logged 2.30 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Massachusetts average. With about 121 residents a day, that works out to roughly 277 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.30 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.23 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.04 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.46 | 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
42.9% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Acton left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.3%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Life Care Center of Acton holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center of Acton
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 27, 1969
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Acton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rivercrest Long Term Care W Concord | 4.0 | 151 | 2.51 | 4.44 | 27.3% | 5 | None |
| Care One at Concord W Concord | 4.1 | 135 | 2.01 | 3.51 | 30.1% | 4 | $7,901 |
| Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley Littleton | 4.2 | 120 | 2.24 | 4.22 | 38.5% | 4 | None |
| Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Westford | 5.6 | 123 | 2.10 | 3.59 | 52.5% | 4 | None |
| The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Lincoln | 6.9 | 32 | 2.98 | 5.99 | 17.1% | 5 | None |
| Sudbury Pines Extended Care Sudbury | 8.1 | 92 | 2.70 | 3.97 | 34.9% | 2 | None |
| Vantage at Sudbury LLC Sudbury | 8.3 | 142 | 2.02 | 3.59 | 31.9% | 2 | $15,672 |
| Alliance Health at Marie Esther Marlborough | 9.2 | 78 | 2.22 | 3.76 | 61.2% | 4 | $7,901 |
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.