Care One At Lowell
19 Varnum Street, Lowell, MA, 01850
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Careone
- Certified beds
- 160 · avg 150 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 19.8% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 14.3% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225224
- Certified beds
- 160 beds · avg 150 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- 19 Varnum 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 (6 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 · since 2003
- Healthbridge Management Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2003
- Thci of Massachusetts, Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 2003
- Care Realty, Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2002
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 27)
- E0842·May 21, 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.
- D0779·May 21, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Keep signed and dated reports of x-rays and other diagnostic services in the residents record.
- D0759·May 21, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E0712·May 21, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
- D0695·May 21, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0693·May 21, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0637·May 21, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
- C0628·May 21, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Fire-safety citations
21 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 21, 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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