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Life Care Center of Wilbraham

⌖ Wilbraham, MA · Hampden County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds123
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (partnership)

About Life Care Center of Wilbraham

Life Care Center of Wilbraham is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Wilbraham, MA. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Massachusetts is 3.0. At its last full inspection (May 2026), inspectors found 8 problems, close to the Massachusetts average of 6.8. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 50 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Massachusetts average of 3 hr 52 min. About 34% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (5 of 5) and long-term care (5 of 5).

Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology

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Key details

Facility nameLife Care Center Of Wilbraham
LocationHampden County, Massachusetts
Address2399 Boston Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095 · Hampden County
CMS provider number225543
Ownership typeFor-profit (partnership)
Operating companyLife Care Centers of America · 194 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceDecember 12, 1991 (34 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating3 of 5Average
Health inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures5 of 5Much above average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

2 strengths and nothing that stands out as a concern in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since May 2026.
    Strength
  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength

About average

  • Health citations at last inspection8 (May 2026)Massachusetts average: 6.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    About average
  • Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 50 min a dayMassachusetts average: 3 hr 52 min
    About average
  • Registered nurse time per resident42 min a dayMassachusetts average: 39 min
    About average
  • Nursing staff turnover34% a yearMassachusetts average: 38%
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Massachusetts average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Sent back to the hospital19.8%State average: 25.7%
    Better than average
  • Needed an emergency room visit8.3%State average: 11.9%
    Better than average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.7%State average: 1.4%
    Better than average

Physical therapist time: about 6 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 5 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Falls with a major injury3.2%State average: 3.4%
    About average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)4.6%State average: 4.2%
    About average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs11.2%State average: 21.4%
    Better than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.8State average: 1.9
    Better than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Massachusetts average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Massachusetts, Medicaid pays for 60% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 58% Medicaid
  • 19% Medicare
  • 24% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average91%Massachusetts typical: 86%
Cost of care per resident day$404Massachusetts typical: $386

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending November 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, the same as 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 15 times.

Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201933343.8
Jan 202044343.7
Jan 202154354.0
Jan 202254353.4
Jan 202354353.9
Jan 202444444.2
Feb 202554544.2
Feb 202643453.7
Sep 202632453.8

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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