Nursing homes › Massachusetts › Lowell › D'Youville Senior Care
981 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854 · (978) 458-4083 · 208 certified beds
CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: Non profit - Corporation.
Total nurse staffing: 3.79 (Massachusetts median: 3.70). RN hours: 0.20. Weekend total: 3.53. Nursing staff turnover: 36%.
All-time on record: 41 deficiency citations. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-07-23 |
| 2026-04-15 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Provide appropriate foot care. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-04-15 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Health | corrected 2026-05-18 |
| 2026-02-17 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-03-13 |
| 2026-02-17 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-03-13 |
| 2026-01-13 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-02-27 |
| 2026-01-13 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2026-01-13 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | complaint | corrected 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-12-04 | Provide appropriate foot care. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-12-31 |
| 2025-04-11 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2025-05-07 |
| 2025-04-11 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2025-05-07 |
| 2025-04-11 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D | Health | corrected 2025-05-02 |
| 2025-04-11 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Health | corrected 2025-05-07 |
| 2025-04-11 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2025-05-07 |
| 2025-04-11 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2025-05-07 |
| 2025-04-11 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Health | corrected 2025-05-07 |
| 2025-04-11 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2025-05-07 |
| 2025-04-11 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Health | corrected 2025-05-07 |
| 2024-08-21 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-09-25 |
| 2024-05-31 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2024-06-22 |
| 2024-05-31 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Health | corrected 2024-06-22 |
| 2024-05-31 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-22 |
| 2024-05-31 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-22 |
| 2024-05-31 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-22 |
| 2024-05-31 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-22 |
| 2024-05-31 | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-22 |
| 2024-05-31 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2024-06-22 |
No federal fines or payment denials on record.
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTENWEG, MARK | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/07/2007 |
| PRENDERGAST, NAOMI | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/07/2007 |
| ALTENWEG, MARK | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/03/2003 |
| PRENDERGAST, NAOMI | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/07/2007 |
| D'YOUVILLE LEADERSHIP SOLUTIONS, INC | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2012 |
| ALTENWEG, MARK | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/07/2007 |
| ARCHAMBAULT, JEANNE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/18/2011 |
| BRESNICK, LOUIS | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/08/2017 |
| BROWN, THOMAS | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/22/2010 |
| CLERMONT, JOASEPH | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/01/2014 |
| COCHRAN, MARK | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/22/2010 |
| FERRICK, MICHAEL | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/08/2017 |
| FRECHETTE, GERARD | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/28/2013 |
| GORI, PETER | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/23/2014 |
| HOEY, AMY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/29/2012 |
| HOWARD, CAROL | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/23/2014 |
| KNIGHT, MARGARET | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/25/2015 |
| LAROCHELLE, STEVEN | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/23/2014 |
| LEBLANC, PAULINE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/28/2013 |
| LINNEHAN, JAMES | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/2008 |
| MALO, PRESCILLE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/07/2007 |
| MARTIN, WILLIAM | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/25/2015 |
| PRENDERGAST, NAOMI | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/26/2004 |
| RAMIREZ, JUDITH | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/28/2013 |
| SUTCLIFFE, ARTHUR | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/28/2013 |
How to cite this page: CareRecords, “D'Youville Senior Care — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 225515), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, July 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/d-youville-senior-care-lowell-ma/
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 225515. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.