Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley is a 124-bed for-profit nursing home in Billerica, Massachusetts, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.39 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 38.8% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley
80 Boston RoadBillerica, MA 01862
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 Merrimack Valley, nurse aides logged 2.39 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Massachusetts average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 266 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.39 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.09 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.59 | 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
38.8% of nursing staff at Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 52.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $161,920 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2024 | Fine | $161,920 |
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. Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley holds 2 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Merrimack Valley Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 15, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center Of Merrimack Valley
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| New England Pediatric Care North Billerica | 0.0 | 80 | 4.54 | 8.11 | 30.7% | 5 | None |
| Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr Chelmsford | 1.5 | 93 | 1.87 | 3.33 | 41.7% | 4 | None |
| Vantage at Lowell LLC Lowell | 2.8 | 115 | 2.13 | 3.59 | 29.6% | 2 | $13,497 |
| Blaire House of Tewksbury Tewksbury · SFF candidate | 3.1 | 131 | 1.98 | 3.24 | 50.8% | 1 | $71,902 |
| Regalcare at Lowell Lowell | 3.5 | 90 | 1.84 | 3.60 | 30.0% | 1 | $91,558 |
| Palm Springs Post Acute Chelmsford | 3.7 | 124 | 2.09 | 3.62 | 43.3% | 2 | None |
| Care One at Lowell Lowell | 4.1 | 160 | 2.25 | 3.68 | 20.7% | 3 | None |
| Fairhaven Healthcare Center Lowell | 4.4 | 169 | 1.98 | 3.23 | 49.5% | 2 | $15,030 |
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.