Northwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
1010 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01854
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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 - Partnership · Chain: Athena Healthcare Systems
- Certified beds
- 123 · avg 116 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 25.8% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $165,780 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225298
- Certified beds
- 123 beds · avg 116 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Northwood Ma Snf Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Athena Healthcare Systems
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Athena Healthcare Systems chain — 24 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Lawrence g Santilli
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 74% · since 2020
- Athena Health Care Associates, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · since 2012
- Athena Health Care Systems ma r Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2012
- Diane Curtis
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 3% · since 2012
- Lawrence e Santilli
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 6% · since 2012
- Lorrie Rezendes
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 3% · since 2012
+ 2 additional owners 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 55)
- D0842·Aug 15, 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.
- D0778·Aug 15, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Help the resident make transportation arrangements to and from radiology services.
- D0761·Aug 15, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0740·Aug 15, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D0730·Aug 15, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- D0712·Aug 15, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
- D0698·Aug 15, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D0694·Aug 15, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $85K
- 20231 fine · $81K
Most recent events
- Aug 29, 2024Fine · $85K
- Aug 10, 2023Fine · $81K
Largest single fine on record: $85K.
Fire-safety citations
24 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 15, 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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