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3 Harvest Circle, Lincoln, MA 01773 (opens Google Maps) · Middlesex County · (781) 430-6715· 32 certified beds · avg 28 residents/day · certified since Apr 22, 2016 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified
Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: JUSTLIVING COMMUNITIES (2 facilities, chain avg rating 5.0★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Showing the latest 3 of 15 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint F-0684
The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · from a complaint F-0842
The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. F-0609
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint · F-0684 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · from a complaint · F-0842 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · F-0609 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. · F-0610 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly inform residents or their representatives about arbitration agreements — contracts that give up the right to sue in court — including their right to refuse to sign. · F-0847 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a neutral and fair arbitration process. Arbitration is a way of settling disputes outside of court, and if it's used, the facility must agree with the resident on a neutral arbitrator and a convenient location. · F-0848 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services. · F-0645 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide care that took into account residents' past trauma or their cultural backgrounds. Care is supposed to be sensitive to what residents have lived through and where they come from. · F-0699 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have a working program to monitor how antibiotics are used. Tracking antibiotic use helps make sure these drugs are given only when needed and remain effective. · F-0881 |
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | D |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | E |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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What these staffing numbers mean →
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| Measure | This facility | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 6.53 | 3.89 | 3.95 | top 2% in Massachusetts; top 2% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.93 | 0.65 | 0.69 | top 2% in Massachusetts; top 2% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 5.52 | 3.51 | 3.50 | top 2% in Massachusetts; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.94 | 0.46 | 0.48 | top 5% in Massachusetts; top 7% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 17.1 | 38.2 | 45.8 | top 3% in Massachusetts; top 2% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 20.0 | 42.6 | 42.9 | top 8% in Massachusetts; top 13% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 5.99, RN 1.77, weekend 5.06.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (5.99 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: —/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Life Plan Communities Corp | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 03/27/2023 |
| Benchmark Senior Living LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/22/2016 |
| Benchmark Senior Living LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/22/2016 |
| Bradshaw, Lawrence | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/27/2023 |
| Bradshaw, Lawrence | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/27/2023 |
| Brod, Kathryn | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/10/2023 |
| Brod, Kathryn | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/10/2023 |
| Carpenter, Jeffrey | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/27/2023 |
| Carpenter, Jeffrey | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/27/2023 |
| Catizone, Heather | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2025 |
| Catizone, Heather | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2025 |
| Celtic Consulting LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/13/2018 |
| Danaher, Brian | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/10/2023 |
| Danaher, Brian | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2021 |
| Danaher, Brian | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/22/2021 |
| Healthpro Heritage LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2016 |
| Lahtinen, Aimee | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2024 |
| Lahtinen, Aimee | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2024 |
| Leblanc, Reynaldo | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2018 |
| Leblanc, Reynaldo | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2018 |
Showing 20 of 34 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 14 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Justliving Communities — 2 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
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| Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 5.1 mi | Waltham, MA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Pine Knoll Nursing Center | 6.0 mi | Lexington, MA | —/5 | abuseSFF | |
| Care One at Lexington | 6.5 mi | Lexington, MA | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 6.8 mi | Waltham, MA | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Acton | 6.8 mi | Acton, MA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
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CMS records place this facility in Middlesex, MA — 72 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 225782.
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