Overview
Fairhaven Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 7 nursing homes in Lowell. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 82% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 26, 2025, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $15,030 in the past three years.
Fairhaven Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 169 certified beds, caring for about 126 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 43%
Top 71%
Top 71%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 26, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $15,030
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.46 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.37 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.00 hrs
- Nurse aides2.09 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 169
- Average residents per day
- 126
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes