Sunny Acres Nursing Home
Nursing Home Facility
254 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824
Family owned and operated since 1948, Sunny Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center continues the excellent tradition of providing each resident with quality care, respect, dignity and compassion in a warm, attractive, homelike atmosphere.
Sunny Acres Nursing Home is licensed for 93 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Chelmsford average about 73 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 84% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Chelmsford average about 3.0 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 2 stars for staffing against 4 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in May 2025 and recorded 3 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 42%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 23 problems at Sunny Acres Nursing Home. None of them caused harm to a resident.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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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
Infection Control
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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.
Sunny Acres Nursing Home offers assisted living, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 93
- Occupancy 84%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 42%
- Last health inspection May 2025
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