Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Lawrence, MA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Lawrence
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on November 3, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Lawrence has a total of 143 active skilled nursing facilities and 16,661 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Lawrence of 80,028, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 4.80 persons in Lawrence. There were 13,065 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 78.42 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Lawrence has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Lawrence and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.71	0.65 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.24	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.97	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.92	3.82 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Massachusetts.

COVID-19 Infections in Lawrence Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Lawrence there were a total of 31 new cases and 31 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Lawrence

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Lawrence Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Lawrence, MA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Lawrence

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Lawrence based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy 1071 VARNUM AVENUE LOWELL, MA	10.00
Carleton-Willard Village Retirement and Nursing Ctr 100 OLD BILLERICA ROAD BEDFORD, MA	31.33
Lasell House 120 SEMINARY AVENUE NEWTON, MA	10.67
Lakeview House Skld Nrsg and Residential Care Fac 87 SHATTUCK STREET HAVERHILL, MA	18.67
Lafayette Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing 25 LAFAYETTE STREET MARBLEHEAD, MA	23.33
Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton 100 N BEACON STREET BOSTON, MA	9.33
Seven Hills Pediatric Center 22 HILLSIDE AVENUE GROTON, MA	21.33
Care One at Wilmington 750 WOBURN STREET WILMINGTON, MA	4.00
Katzman Family Center For Living 17 LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHELSEA, MA	32.33
The Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation 3 HARVEST CIRCLE LINCOLN, MA	21.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Lawrence based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Salem Rehab Center 7 LORING HILLS AVENUE SALEM, MA	139.33
Melrose Healthcare 40 MARTIN STREET MELROSE, MA	128.00
Andover Manor Rehab and Nursing 89 MORTON STREET ANDOVER, MA	133.00
West Newton Healthcare 25 ARMORY STREET WEST NEWTON, MA	336.50
Andover Forest Post Acute Care Center 1801 TURNPIKE STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MA	109.00
Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 59 COOLIDGE HILL ROAD WATERTOWN, MA	145.33
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 PARK DRIVE WESTFORD, MA	104.67
Ayer Valley Rehab and Nursing 400 GROTON ROAD AYER, MA	269.00
Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, LLC 111 ORIENT AVENUE EAST BOSTON, MA	219.50
Adviniacare Newburyport 180 LOW STREET NEWBURYPORT, MA	637.50 /

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