Overview
The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Lincoln. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 26, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 45% of Massachusetts nursing homes have been fined.
The Commons Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation is a nonprofit facility with 32 certified beds, caring for about 28 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 2016. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 16%
Top 17%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 26, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.85 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.76 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.20 hrs
- Nurse aides2.90 hrs
- Physical therapists0.31 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 32
- Average residents per day
- 28
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 22, 2016
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes