Benchmark Senior Living at The Commons in Lincoln
State licensed2 Harvest Circle, Lincoln, MA 01773
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation
Lincoln, MassachusettsMedicare inspection record
About The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation
THE COMMONS SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION is a non profit - corporation nursing home in LINCOLN, MA with 32 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
32 residents
Location
Lincoln, MA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
3 HARVEST CIRCLE, Lincoln, Massachusetts 01773
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on November 26, 2025, state inspectors cited 9 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 6 hours with each resident a day, above the Massachusetts average of 3 hours 52 minutes.
Medicare has not fined The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 6 hoursAbove the Massachusetts average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 46 minutesAbove the Massachusetts average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 17%Below the Massachusetts average |
Inspections
9 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
March 25, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 7, 2026
January 14, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 16, 2026
November 26, 2025 · Standard inspection · 7 citations+
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jan 8, 2026Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Jan 8, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jan 8, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 8, 2026Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Jan 8, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jan 8, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jan 8, 2026
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Nelp-Commons, LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 32
- Average residents per day
- 28
- Accepts
- Medicare
- First certified
- April 22, 2016
- Part of a chain
- Justliving Communities, 2 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 225782
Location
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3 HARVEST CIRCLELincoln, MA 01773
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Questions about The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation
How did The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on November 26, 2025 and cited 9 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
How much nursing care does each resident get at The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation?+
Nurses and aides spend 6 hours with each resident per day, including 1 hour 46 minutes from registered nurses. 17% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.