Highlands, The

CMS Certification Number: 225315

Date First Approved to Provide Medicare/Medicaid Services: 1988-12-08

335 Nichols Road
Fitchburg, MA 01420

Call (978) 343-4411

Metrics & Ratings for Highlands, The

Highlands, The has 168 Certified Beds and an average of 154.5 residents per day.

Highlands, The has the following Quality Ratings.

(Data sourced from CMS.gov and updated 02/05/2026)

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Health Inspection Rating: 4 out of 5

QM Rating: 5 out of 5

Long Stay QM Rating: 5 out of 5

Short Stay QM Rating: 5 out of 5

Staffing Rating: 3 out of 5

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Staffing Metrics for Highlands, The

Highlands, The has the following staffing metrics, as reported by CMS.gov (Data updated 02/05/2026)

Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 2.47583

Reported LPN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.06590

Reported RN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.46120

Reported Licensed Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.52710

Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 4.00293

Total Number Of Nurse Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 3.55810

Registered Nurse Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 0.25773

Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.09422

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Highlands, The

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF: 55.00

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (National Comparison): Better than the National Rate

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF: 9.44

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (National Comparison): No Different than the National Rate

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge: 81.50

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