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Care One At Lowell

19 VARNUM STREET, LOWELL, MA, 01850

(978) 454-5644

care-one.com

160 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

19 Varnum Street

Lowell, MA 01850

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Bed capacity

160

CMS facility ID

225224

Care type

Nursing home

County

Middlesex

Facility name

Care One At Lowell

Street address

19 VARNUM STREET

City / state / ZIP

Lowell, MA 01850

Phone

(978) 454-5644

Website

care-one.com

About this facility — Care One At Lowell

Care One At Lowell is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 160 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 11 senior care facilities in Lowell and 341 skilled nursing facilities across Massachusetts. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Care One At Lowell 48 times across 7 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Careone

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Baruch, David

Managing employee · Officer — since 2021

Care Realty, Llc

Indirect owner — since 2002

Des-i 2016 Grat

Indirect owner — since 2021

Healthbridge Management Llc

Operational control — since 2003

Straus, Daniel

Indirect owner — since 2003

Thci of Massachusetts, Llc

Direct owner — since 2003

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1974-12-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-05-21

Nurse staffing

3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$591 per day (≈ $17,970/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

95% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 3% private/other

Occupancy

95% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

21% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

160

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2025-05-21Health inspection9 citations

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2025-06-27

F-0628

C · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2025-06-27

F-0637

D · No harm found

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Corrected 2025-06-27

F-0693

D · No harm found

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2025-06-27

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-06-27

F-0712

E · No harm found

Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.

Corrected 2025-06-27

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-06-27

F-0779

D · No harm found

Keep signed and dated reports of x-rays and other diagnostic services in the residents record.

Corrected 2025-06-27

F-0842

E · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-06-27

2024-07-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0607

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2024-08-05

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (38 citations)

2024-06-27Health inspection7 citations

F-0604

D · No harm found

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2024-08-04

F-0641

B · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-08-04

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-08-04

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-08-04

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2024-08-04

F-0790

D · No harm found

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Corrected 2024-08-04

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-08-04

2023-04-06Health inspection10 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2023-05-01

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2023-05-01

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2023-05-01

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2023-05-01

F-0688

G · Actual harm

Provide 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.

Corrected 2023-05-01

F-0693

D · No harm found

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2023-05-01

F-0712

D · No harm found

Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.

Corrected 2023-05-01

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2023-05-01

F-0791

D · No harm found

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Corrected 2023-05-01

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2023-05-01

2025-05-21Fire-safety inspection11 citations

K-0222

F · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0372

F · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0531

E · No harm found

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0911

F · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-07-03

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-07-03

2024-06-27Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2024-08-22

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-08-22

K-0372

D · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-08-22

K-0531

E · No harm found

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2024-08-22

K-0918

E · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-08-22

2023-04-06Fire-safety inspection5 citations

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2023-05-29

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-05-29

K-0522

F · No harm found

Have an externally vented heating system.

Corrected 2023-05-29

K-0531

D · No harm found

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2023-05-29

K-0741

C · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2023-05-29

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 225224.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

3.329 ratings on Google

★Matt Worthington · 2026-04-29 · via Google
“The common areas for patients lacks sunlight. The common areas are filthy. The phones are hardly ever answered to get through to family due to one main phone used for every in and out call by staff. There are no phones in rooms for the patients there. There are 3 beds to a room, set up like a hospital with curtains in between. They promote they rehabilitate but have not 1 wheelchair in the faci…”

★★★★★Eric Noble · 2026-03-20 · via Google
“Whether your loved one is recovering from an injury or needs help managing a chronic illness, our devoted team ensures that each resident receives the individual attention they need and deserve”

★★★★★Joshua Booth · 2026-04-13 · via Google
“The staff were exceptionally polite, courteous they met every demand that I needed. The groups were all day long and they had answered any questions that I had this place has absolutely changed me in a way I wouldn’t thought had.”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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