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Life Care Center of the South Shore, Scituate, MA: 4 star rating, no fines
Life Care Center of the South Shore in Scituate, MA is owned by Life Care Centers of America, Inc., is rated 4 of 5 stars by Medicare, and had no fines in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 11 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on April 21, 2026, and none of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
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- Address
- 309 Driftway Box 830, Scituate, MA 02066
- Overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 117
- Residents per day
- 99 on average
- Ownership type
- For profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- South Shore Medical Investors LLC
- Chain
- Life Care Centers of America, 194 facilities
- Fines
- $0 across 0 fines, three years to October 1, 2026
- Payment denials
- 0
- Health citations
- 11, of which 0 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- Latest survey
- April 21, 2026
- CMS Certification Number
- 225282
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Recent health citations
Citations from health inspections, newest first.
| Survey date | Tag | What CMS cited | Scope and severity | Status | Corrected on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | F761 | 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. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | May 11, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| April 21, 2026 | F677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | May 11, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| April 21, 2026 | F609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | May 11, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| April 21, 2026 | F607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | May 11, 2026 | data.cms.gov |
| April 16, 2024 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | May 10, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| April 16, 2024 | F656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | May 10, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| April 16, 2024 | F655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | May 10, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| April 16, 2024 | F641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | May 10, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| January 31, 2024 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | February 6, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| January 31, 2024 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | February 12, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| January 31, 2024 | F801 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | February 7, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
Owners and managers
Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 20 individual or personal trusts (1 owners, 13 managers, 3 officers, directors or trustees, 3 other disclosable parties). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Direct owner | Not listed | June 25, 2014 | data.cms.gov |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | June 25, 2014 | data.cms.gov |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | October 31, 2014 | data.cms.gov |
Also on SpecStream
- All nursing homes in Massachusetts
- Every nursing home Life Care Centers of America, Inc. owns or manages
- This facility on Medicare Care Compare
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.