Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr
A nursing home in Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824
254 Billerica Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824. (978) 256-0231.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 4of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 3 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Massachusetts average: 6.4
- 3.31 nurse hours per resident per day Massachusetts average: 3.94
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
3 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Massachusetts average is 6.4.
Last standard inspection May 6, 2025.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
8 citations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 8 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
May 6, 2025: standard inspection3 citations
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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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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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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Jun 26, 2024: standard inspection5 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jul 1, 1990.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 93 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 0 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
3.31 nurse hours per resident per day
The Massachusetts average is 3.94.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.31 | 3.94 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.66 |
| At weekends | 2.95 | 3.52 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.7% | 37.6% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 20% | 42.7% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Ef Senior Living Management LLC runs it.
- 18 owners or officers are people: Robert M Eisenstein (owns 5% or more directly, 100%); Shirley Eaton (holds 5% or more security interest, 13.8%); Joseph Veno (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Joseph Veno (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Patrick Flaherty (corporate officer, 0%); Patrick Flaherty (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Francis Mcguire (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Francis Mcguire (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Danielle Kaufman (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Danielle Kaufman (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Robert M Eisenstein (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Robert M Eisenstein (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michael G Bertos (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Michael G Bertos (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Karen Bain (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Karen Bain (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michael Nickolaus (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Mathew J Muratore (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ef Senior Living Management LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Greystone Cre Notes 2024-Hc3, LLC | Holds 5% or more of the mortgage | 55% | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Ef Investment Company LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Sunny Acres Propco LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Ef and Associates LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Baker Tilly Us LLP | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 17, 2025 | |
| Twomagnets LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 26, 2023 | |
| The Eisenstein Family Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Mathew Muratore Revocable Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Efsaic LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Michael J. Nickolaus and Tracy Nickolaus Revocable Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Ef Senior Living Management LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Ef LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| Baker Tilly Advisory Group LP | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 7, 2025 | |
| Patrick J. Flaherty Living Trust Dated June 17, 2021 | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2023 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (Massachusetts average 3.3).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 4.4 miles, this one had the 9th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (3; the middle value was 11).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Sunny Acres Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr This nursing home | 3 | |
| New England Pediatric Care | 1.4 | 0 |
| Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley | 1.5 | 5 |
| Palm Springs Post Acute | 2.4 | 12 |
| Regalcare at Lowell | 2.7 | 10 |
| Vantage at Lowell LLC | 3.2 | 16 |
| Fairhaven Healthcare Center | 3.5 | 14 |
| D’youville Senior Care | 3.8 | 22 |
| Northwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | 3.9 | 22 |
| D’youville Care for Advanced Therapy | 4.0 | 0 |
| Care One at Lowell | 4.0 | 3 |
| Blaire House of Tewksbury | 4.4 | 26 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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