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Skilled nursing facility · CMS certified · CCN 225546

Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley

80 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01862 · Middlesex County · one of 341 skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts
Its Medicare cost report, line by line ↓
124
certified beds
3 / 5
overall CMS rating
For-profit
ownership type
90.0%
occupancy, Oct 2026: 112 residents a day · Massachusetts 81.9%
1.55
case mix, 1.10x the national average
4.09
nurse hours per resident day · Massachusetts 3.86
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How Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley compares

Better than most of Middlesex County on 5 of 8 lines.

Occupancy, Oct 202690.0%Better than mostHigher than 52 of the 70 other buildings in Middlesex County, level with 2

Residents on an average day as a share of certified beds, from CMS's monthly census. The middle of the set: 84.9%. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Nurse hours per resident day4.09Better than mostHigher than 49 of the 70 other buildings in Middlesex County, level with 1

Nurse and aide hours for each resident, each day, from CMS payroll records. The middle of the set: 3.77. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Overall CMS rating3 / 5Mid-packHigher than 27 of the 70 other buildings in Middlesex County, level with 10

CMS's overall star rating, set from inspections, staffing and quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Health inspection rating2 / 5Behind mostHigher than 15 of the 70 other buildings in Middlesex County, level with 14

CMS's star rating for the building's recent health inspections. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Staffing rating4 / 5Better than mostHigher than 36 of the 70 other buildings in Middlesex County, level with 21

CMS's star rating for nurse staffing levels and turnover. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Quality measures rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than 54 of the 70 other buildings in Middlesex County, level with 16

CMS's star rating for resident-care quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

RN hours per resident day0.68Better than mostHigher than 37 of the 71 other buildings in Middlesex County, level with 1

Registered nurse hours for each resident, each day. The middle of the set: 0.67. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Deficiencies cited19Behind mostFewer than 14 of the 71 other buildings in Middlesex County, the same as 1

Health deficiencies cited at the building's most recent standard survey. Fewer is better. The middle of the set: 12. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Better than most of Massachusetts on 5 of 8 lines.

Occupancy, Oct 202690.0%Better than mostHigher than 214 of the 337 other buildings in Massachusetts, level with 2

Residents on an average day as a share of certified beds, from CMS's monthly census. The middle of the set: 86.5%. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Nurse hours per resident day4.09Better than mostHigher than 258 of the 336 other buildings in Massachusetts, level with 3

Nurse and aide hours for each resident, each day, from CMS payroll records. The middle of the set: 3.70. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026.

Overall CMS rating3 / 5Mid-packHigher than 126 of the 338 other buildings in Massachusetts, level with 63

CMS's overall star rating, set from inspections, staffing and quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Health inspection rating2 / 5Behind mostHigher than 55 of the 338 other buildings in Massachusetts, level with 73

CMS's star rating for the building's recent health inspections. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Staffing rating4 / 5Better than mostHigher than 206 of the 338 other buildings in Massachusetts, level with 92

CMS's star rating for nurse staffing levels and turnover. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Quality measures rating5 / 5Better than mostHigher than 267 of the 338 other buildings in Massachusetts, level with 71

CMS's star rating for resident-care quality measures. The middle of the set: 3 / 5. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

RN hours per resident day0.68Better than mostHigher than 217 of the 338 other buildings in Massachusetts, level with 4

Registered nurse hours for each resident, each day. The middle of the set: 0.58. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

Deficiencies cited19Behind mostFewer than 75 of the 340 other buildings in Massachusetts, the same as 7

Health deficiencies cited at the building's most recent standard survey. Fewer is better. The middle of the set: 12. Source: CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

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Tap a line for what it measures and the middle of the set. Each count leaves this building out. Source: CMS monthly provider files, Oct 2026; CMS Provider Information, Oct 2026 file.

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80 Boston Road, Billerica, MA
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Map · Middlesex County
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
8 skilled nursing facilities; average overall rating 5.0, Massachusetts 3.1.
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Cost report, against Massachusetts
Each line is what this building filed with Medicare for its latest full year, beside the middle building in Massachusetts. The rank counts from the top: 1st is the highest figure among Massachusetts's filing buildings on that line, out of the buildings that filed it. The arrow beside a figure compares it with the building's own full year before: green is better, red is worse, grey is neither. Shares and margins move in points. A line standing on fewer than 20 filings is not ranked. Operating expense is the cost report's own operating line. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus that line. The switch shows the Medicare report, Massachusetts's own Medicaid cost report, or both side by side. A check means Massachusetts's filing is within 5 points of the Medicare figure (10% on a dollar line); a not-equal sign means it is further apart, or that one report shows a profit and the other a loss. The state's filing usually covers an earlier year.
Medicare and Massachusetts cost reports, as filed

What this building filed with Medicare for FY2026 (the year ending 2026-03-31), against the middle Massachusetts building.

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Rank in state
Massachusetts median
Reports
OccupancyPatient days as a share of available bed days, both off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
00.0%0.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
88.1%
330
Medicare share of daysTraditional Medicare days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
00.0%0.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
9.0%
334
Medicaid share of daysMedicaid days as a share of all patient days, off Worksheet S-3 Part I.
00.0%0.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
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67.0%
333
Patient revenue per patient dayNet patient revenue off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days off Worksheet S-3 Part I. Blended across every payer.
$0000.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
$393
335
Operating expense per patient dayTotal operating expense off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days. Net income also counts income and expense outside patient care, such as investment income, rentals and donations, which is why it is not patient revenue minus this line.
$0000.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
$396
332
Net income per patient dayNet income off Worksheet G-3, divided by patient days.
$0000.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
$8
335
Net marginNet income off Worksheet G-3 over net patient revenue off the same worksheet.
00.0%0.0 ptsFY0000: 00.0%
00th of 000
2.0%
329

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State median
Reports
Medicaid revenue per Medicaid dayWhat the building reported receiving from Medicaid, divided by its Medicaid patient days: the Medicaid rate it actually collected. The Medicare cost report does not split this out.
$279
296
OccupancyPatient days as a share of the days its licensed beds could have been filled over the year.
85.4%
287
Medicaid share of daysMedicaid patient days as a share of all patient days.
71.7%
297
Medicare share of daysMedicare patient days as a share of all patient days.
13.0%
297
Revenue per patient dayTotal revenue the building reported to the state, divided by all patient days. Blended across every payer.
$367
295
Expense per patient dayTotal expenses the building reported to the state, divided by all patient days.
$377
295
Net marginNet income over total revenue, both as the building reported them to the state.
-1.8%
297

Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis, Medicaid cost report as filed.

Quality and staffing
CMS Care Compare · Oct 2026
Overall rating3 / 5 · state 3.1
Health inspection2 / 5 · state 3
Staffing4 / 5 · state 3.1
RN hours per resident per day0.68 · state 0.66
Overall rating, last 8 quarters
053Q3’243Q4’241Q1’251Q2’251Q3’251Q4’252Q1’262Q2’26latest
down 1 star over the 8 quarters shown

CMS sets the overall star rating from health inspections, staffing and quality measures. The occupancy percentage is not the star rating. Occupancy compares average residents with certified beds. Certified beds can include beds the home chooses not to fill; this figure does not tell us why beds are unused.

Resident care
CMS quality measures · 2025Q3 to 2026Q2 · Oct 2026
measurethis buildingMassachusettsnationrecent quarters
Needed more help with daily activities4.5%better than state15.8%13.5%2025Q2: 3.8%2025Q3: 8.6%2025Q4: 4.8%2026Q1: 3.4%2026Q2: 1.3%
3.8% → 1.3%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Catheter inserted and left in0.0%better than state0.7%0.7%2025Q2: 0.0%2025Q3: 0.0%2025Q4: 0.0%2026Q1: 0.0%2026Q2: 0.0%
0.0% → 0.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Urinary tract infection0.0%better than state1.7%1.5%2025Q2: 1.2%2025Q3: 0.0%2025Q4: 0.0%2026Q1: 0.0%2026Q2: 0.0%
1.2% → 0.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Fall with major injury5.1%worse than state3.4%3.2%2025Q2: 4.7%2025Q3: 4.5%2025Q4: 6.5%2026Q1: 4.0%2026Q2: 5.3%
4.7% → 5.3%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Newly given an antipsychotic (short stay)0.0%better than state1.4%1.5%2025Q2: 1.7%2025Q3: 0.0%2025Q4: 0.0%2026Q1: 0.0%2026Q2: 0.0%
1.7% → 0.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Ability to walk independently worsened4.3%better than state13.9%12.7%2025Q2: 1.9%2025Q3: 8.3%2025Q4: 4.1%2026Q1: 1.6%2026Q2: 3.8%
1.9% → 3.8%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Pressure ulcers5.2%worse than state4.2%4.5%2025Q2: 1.5%2025Q3: 1.4%2025Q4: 2.7%2026Q1: 8.4%2026Q2: 8.0%
1.5% → 8.0%
Q2’25 to Q2’26
Given an antipsychotic16.0%better than state21.5%15.4%2025Q2: 21.7%2025Q3: 16.7%2025Q4: 18.4%2026Q1: 16.9%2026Q2: 12.5%
21.7% → 12.5%
Q2’25 to Q2’26

Each figure is the share of residents, so lower is better. The building's figure, the state's and the nation's are CMS's four-quarter averages; the small bars are single quarters, which move more than the average does.

Surveys and enforcement
CMS health inspections
Dec 2025
last standard survey
19
deficiencies cited · Massachusetts avg 13.8
$161,920
fines, last 3 years
Reported
CMS affiliation

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Medicaid in Massachusetts
state rate files
$345
median daily rate across the Massachusetts buildings in our rate book, Oct 2026 file
Massachusetts rates and what changed ›
Middlesex County
buildingbedsoverallAberjona Rehabilitation and Nursing Center1235 / 5Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center1695 / 5Bethany Skilled Nursing Facility1695 / 5Brookhaven at Lexington495 / 5Campion Health & Wellness, Inc705 / 5Care One at Wilmington1325 / 5D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy335 / 5Elmhurst Healthcare (the)455 / 5
All Massachusetts buildings in Middlesex County ›
Massachusetts at a glance
341
buildings
40,920
licensed beds
81%
occupancy
74%
for-profit
Massachusetts market intelligence report ›
What changed in Massachusetts
MA bill would raise nursing home resident personal needs allowance to $113.42/month
Bill would set contract, insurance and worker-classification rules for staffing-app platforms
Live legislation, Massachusetts ›
The neighborhood
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About this data
What is the CMS overall rating of Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley?
Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley in Billerica, MA carries an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
How many beds does Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley have?
Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley is certified for 124 beds in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
How full is Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley?
CMS's reported average residents put Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley's occupancy in the 70-85% band in the Oct 2026 CMS file.
Source: CMS Provider Information, Care Compare and Payroll-Based Journal staffing · CMS files dated October 2026.
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