Overview
Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It ranks 6th of 7 nursing homes in Lowell. Its strongest area is quality of care (2 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 100% 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 August 15, 2025, found 22 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $85,178 in the past three years.
Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 123 certified beds, caring for about 114 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1987.
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 86%
Top 92%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 15, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 22
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $85,178
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.84 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.44 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.55 hrs
- Nurse aides1.85 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 114
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 17, 1987
- 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