Sunny Acres Legacy Care sits about 2.2 miles outside the town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and has been in operation since 1948. The place offers different types of care, including assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, respite care, and long-term chronic care. Inside, residents can pick from private rooms, semi-private rooms, companion layouts, studio spaces, and suites. Rooms come fully furnished with air conditioning, a telephone, internet, cable, kitchenettes, and private bathrooms. Safety stays a focus with an emergency alert system, wheelchair accessibility, and Wanderguard features. The staff offers 24-hour supervision, on-call support, and a call system to make sure residents get help when they need it, day or night.
Meals use organic ingredients, and staff serve them in a central dining room where residents can eat together. Housekeeping, laundry, linen services, and transportation to doctor's appointments are available. Residents get help with daily activities like dressing, bathing, and moving around. Medication management is carefully handled by nurses and staff. Care plans are built for each person, and teams work together to focus on residents' specific goals and medical needs, including support for those with dementia through the Legacy Care Assisted Living Memory Care program. The place offers cognitive stimulation programs and structured routines for people with memory issues. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy help residents with mobility, recovery, and well-being. The facility has skilled nursing and rehabilitation care, and the nursing home section received a 2-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with an average rating of 6.8 out of 10.
The setting holds gardens, walking paths, community areas, a dining room, and spaces for movie nights or other activities. Non-ambulatory care, dementia-specific care, and hospice waivers are also available for residents with greater care needs. It accommodates up to 93 beds, making it a medium-to-large community. Residents can use the LRTA bus route, and the building sits near Routes 129, 3, and 495 for easy access. Sunny Acres accepts private pay, private insurance, long-term care insurance, Veterans Administration benefits, Medicaid, Medicare, and managed care. Many extra services-like family engagement programs, remote patient monitoring, electronic visit verification, and specialized programs such as My Adult Foster Care and My Senior Care Hub-support residents and their loved ones. Hours for booking appointments run from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Saturday, and the facility is closed to new appointments on Sundays. Staff aim to provide a supportive and nurturing setting, keeping the focus on the residents' comfort, safety, and personal needs.
