Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
1675 North Main Street, Lancaster, MA 01523 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Marquis Health Services (81 facilities) · 82 certified beds
River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lancaster, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.59 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Dec 26, 2024 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,964In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 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) | 3.59 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.09 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.3% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,964, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 1675 North Main Street
Lancaster, MA 01523 - CMS certification #
- 225210
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 82
- Avg residents/day
- 75.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1972-03-16
- Chain
- Marquis Health Services (81 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Marquis Health Services
Marquis Health Services operates 81 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Marquis Health Services 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 Nurse 24 hours a day, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our nurses and certified nurse’s aides are on-site 24/7 to care for and support our residents.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pets are welcome as long as they’re on a leash.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private & Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals, Leominster. 4.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of Leominster, Leominster. 4.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- L&T Longpa And Tuma Absolute Homecare Services, LLC, Leominster. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 4.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01523 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Leominster Dialysis, LLC, Leominster, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Pdi Fitchburg, Fitchburg, 7.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Marlborough, Marlborough, 13.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01523.
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Leominster, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Health Alliance Home Health And Hospice, office in Leominster, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Faith And Family Hospice, office in Marlborough, 10.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Acton Medical Associates PC, Acton. 13.6 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, 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 relatively 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 River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center staffed?
River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center reports 3.59 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center have?
River Terrace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is certified for 82 beds.