Overview
River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Lancaster. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 86% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 19, 2026, found no health deficiencies. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,964 in the past three years.
River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 82 certified beds, caring for about 77 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1972.
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 6%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,964
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.40 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.66 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.80 hrs
- Nurse aides1.95 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 82
- Average residents per day
- 77
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 16, 1972
- 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