Nursing-home profile
NORTHWOOD REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER
1010 VARNUM AVENUE, LOWELL, MA, 01854
CCN 225298 · Chain: ATHENA HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS (22 facilities)
Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
Beds123
Avg residents115
OwnershipFor profit - Partnership
Summary
NORTHWOOD REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER is a CMS-certified nursing home in LOWELL, MA, currently rated 1 of 5 stars overall by CMS. The facility has 41 health deficiencies cited in the last three years. CMS has assessed 1 civil money penalties totaling $85,178.
CMS five-star ratings
Overall
★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Quality measures
★★☆☆☆
Staffing
★★☆☆☆
Long-stay QM
★★★☆☆
Health deficiencies
Last 3 years
41
All time
55
Actual harm
3
Immediate jeopardy
0
Infection-control citations
0
Last survey
2025-08-15
Penalties & enforcement
Fines (count)
1
Total fined
$85K
Payment denials
0
Last penalty
2024-08-29
Staffing
Nurse hrs / resident / day
2.83
RN hrs / resident / day
0.38
Certified beds
123
Nursing turnover
23.8%
About this data
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (Nursing Home Care Compare). CMS five-star ratings updated monthly; deficiency and penalty data reflect the most recent CMS release ingested by FastDOL. Methodology · Browse nursing homes by state.