Care One At Lexington
178 Lowell Street, Lexington, MA, 02420
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Careone
- Certified beds
- 211 · avg 149 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 15.6% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 27.6% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $51,765 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225288
- Certified beds
- 211 beds · avg 149 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- 178 Lowell Street Operating Company, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Careone
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Careone chain — 37 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- David Baruch
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Des-i 2016 Grat
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2021
- Daniel e Straus
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 55% · since 2003
- Healthbridge Management Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2003
- Moshael Straus
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 4% · since 2003
- Thci of Massachusetts, Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 2003
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 41)
- D0842·Dec 24, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0812·Dec 24, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0689·Dec 24, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0658·Dec 24, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0585·Dec 24, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- E0584·Dec 24, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- E0576·Dec 24, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- D0558·Dec 24, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $52K
Most recent events
- Jan 11, 2024Fine · $52K
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 24, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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