River Terrace Healthcare

River Terrace Healthcare is a senior care community located in Lancaster, MA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Lancaster area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (978) 365-4537.

Operated by Marquis Health Services, which runs 64 communities in our directory.

Employer rating 3.5 out of 5 143 reviews from their own employees on Indeed. See what they say.

River Terrace Healthcare is licensed for 82 beds.

Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 2 stars for staffing against 5 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2026 and recorded no deficiencies.

Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 33%.

Medicare five-star ratings

• Overall ★★★★★ 5/5
• Health inspections ★★★★★ 5/5
• Staffing ★★★★★ 2/5
• Quality measures ★★★★★ 4/5

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare. Ratings apply to Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes and are updated by CMS monthly.

Inspection record

In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 2 problems at River Terrace Healthcare. 1 finding involved harm to a resident. 1 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.

In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $8,964.

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.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies and Penalties files, updated monthly. See the full record on Medicare Care Compare.

River Terrace Healthcare offers nursing home care and senior living.

Facility details

• Organization type for-profit corporation
• Beds / units 82
• Nursing hours per resident/day 3.4
• Annual staff turnover 33%
• Last health inspection March 2026