Nursing home
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
3 Park Drive, Westford, MA 01886 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Best Care Services (10 facilities) · 123 certified beds
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Westford, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.18 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jul 16, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.18 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.17 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.86 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.8% | 39.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the July 16, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 29, 2025
What inspectors found at Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 7, 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
- 3 Park Drive
Westford, MA 01886 - CMS certification #
- 225586
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 123
- Avg residents/day
- 109.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-07-27
- Chain
- Best Care Services (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Best Care Services
Best Care Services operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Best Care Services facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Ayer. 7.1 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley, Littleton. 3.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Angel Care Visiting Nurse Agency, Acton. 2.4 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 01886 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Chelmsford, Chelmsford, 5.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dci Walden Pond, Concord, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Lowell, Lowell, 9.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01886.
Tufts Medicine Care At Home, office in Lowell, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Care Hospice, office in Woburn, 15.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Leominster, 16.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- At Care PLLC, Carlisle. 4.1 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.18 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
Westford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 123 beds.