Life Care Center Of Merrimack
Nursing Home Facility
80 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01862
Conveniently located on Route 3A in North Billerica and adjacent to most major highways, Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley offers diverse, specialized nursing care in a wonderful country setting.
Operated by Life Care Centers of America, which runs 204 communities in our directory.
Life Care Center Of Merrimack is licensed for 124 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Billerica average about 124 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 90% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 6 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 39%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 27 problems at Life Care Center Of Merrimack. 4 findings involved harm to a resident. 11 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $161,920.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Life Care Center Of Merrimack offers memory care, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 124
- Occupancy 90%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.1
- Annual staff turnover 39%
- Last health inspection December 2025
Resident & family reviews
Poor conditions, patients left unattended for hours, medication not given on time
by Heather, Sep 2014