Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy
1071 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Carmelite Sisters For The Aged And Infirmed (3 facilities) · 33 certified beds
D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lowell, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.30 hours per resident per day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jul 25, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy compares
This facility vs. the Massachusetts and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Massachusetts avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.30 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.47 | 2.26 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.8% | 39.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last 2 standard inspections (August 2024 to July 2025)
- Every deficiency from the April 9, 2024 inspection was corrected by May 23, 2024
What inspectors found at D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 16, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 23, 2023 - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 23, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1071 Varnum Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854 - CMS certification #
- 225777
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 33
- Avg residents/day
- 27.8
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2012-03-29
- Chain
- Carmelite Sisters For The Aged And Infirmed (3 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Carmelite Sisters For The Aged And Infirmed
Carmelite Sisters For The Aged And Infirmed operates 3 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Carmelite Sisters For The Aged And Infirmed facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lowell General Hospital, Lowell. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Northwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Lowell. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Paramount Healthcare Services, Chelmsford. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01854 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Chelmsford, Chelmsford, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Lowell, Lowell, 4.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Nashua Dialysis, Nashua, 9.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01854.
Tufts Medicine Care At Home, office in Lowell, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Southern Massachusetts, office in North Andover, 13.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Care Dimensions, Inc, office in Danvers, 22.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Atrius Health Inc, Chelmsford. 4.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy a good nursing home?
CMS gives D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy staffed?
D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy reports 5.30 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy have?
D'youville Care for Advanced Therapy is certified for 33 beds.