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Life Care Center of Acton

ONE GREAT ROAD, ACTON, MA, 01720

(978) 263-9101

lcca.com

155 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

One Great Road

Acton, MA 01720

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Bed capacity

155

CMS facility ID

225191

Care type

Nursing home

County

Middlesex

Facility name

Life Care Center of Acton

Street address

ONE GREAT ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Acton, MA 01720

Phone

(978) 263-9101

Website

lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Acton

Life Care Center of Acton is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Acton, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 155 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Acton 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 Life Care Center of Acton 27 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

Life Care Centers of America

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Cross, Cindy

Officer · Owner of a disclosable party — since 1994

Fletcher, Todd

Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2020

Foye, Christopher

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015

Henry, Terry

Officer — since 1999

Kamens, Edward

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Lafortune, Kenee

Governing body · Operational control — since 2019

Lay, Lisa

Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2017

Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1986

Long, Zofia

Governing body · Operational control — since 1999

Preston, Aubrey

Operational control — since 2024

Preston, Forrest

Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1976

Swanker, Richard

Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2011

Thurmond, Joan

Officer — since 2000

Ziegler, James

Director · Officer · Operational control — since 1999

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

1969-10-27

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-07-21

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$555 per day (≈ $16,870/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

69% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 24% private/other

Occupancy

74% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

13% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

155

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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-07-21Health inspection2 citations

F-0685

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-01

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-08-01

2024-05-28Health inspection3 citations

F-0644

B · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2024-06-07

F-0742

D · No harm found

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Corrected 2024-06-07

F-0883

D · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-06-07

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (22 citations)

2022-12-15Health inspection11 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 2023-01-13

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2023-01-13

F-0638

D · No harm found

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Corrected 2023-01-13

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-01-13

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 2023-01-23

F-0685

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-01-13

F-0686

G · Actual harm

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2023-01-13

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 2023-01-13

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-01-13

F-0700

D · No harm found

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Corrected 2023-01-13

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-01-23

2025-07-21Fire-safety inspection10 citations

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2025-08-08

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 2025-08-08

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2025-08-26

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-08-08

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-15

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-08-08

K-0372

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-26

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-08-08

K-0911

E · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2025-08-08

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-08-11

2024-05-28Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-06-19

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 225191.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.6151 ratings on Google

★★★★★Maryann Fogarty · 2026-05-17 · via Google
“I have been a cna for 20 years before retiring. And since being at life care of Acton for my trimalleolar fracture the CNAs on day shift are great. Rodney and Charles is Fantastic the best CNAs I have ever seen they truly care for every patient like it was one of their family members. PT and OT are amazing they made me feel confident again in taking care of my self and really working on how to cli…”

★★Krys Salon · 2026-06-14 · via Google
“We had some wonderful nurses and CNA's. No one works harder than some of these folks. Our family member was in LC+ for 100 days. However, we can't endorse the overall treatment plan or environment. It was clear the professionals never believed in his long term future and disagreed with medical professionals from MGH. We never received many of the promised support meetings like ongoing planning, di…”

★★★★★Linda Crowell · 2026-05-15 · via Google
“The people that work at Life Center go above and beyond. The nurses and aids are incredible. Everyone from the top are very friendly. The PT and OT are wonderful people, very caring and most helpful.”

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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