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LIFE CARE CENTER OF THE SOUTH SHORE

An independent review of Life Care Center Of The South Shore's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

309 DRIFTWAY BOX 830 · SCITUATE, MA 02066 · 117 beds
Phone: 7815447210
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates among the best in its area.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs consistent with an average facility. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Health-inspection rating declined from 5 to 4 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare health-inspection rating declined from 5 of 5 stars to 4. The health-inspection rating is based on the last three years of on-site state inspections and complaint investigations. A lower rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★★★★
5 / 5
Staffing
★★★★
4 / 5
Health Inspection
★★★★
4 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★★
5 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • No major red flags surfaced, this facility rates at or above its peers.

How it compares vs. 341 MA nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
5of 5 stars
Better than 80% of MA homes
Staffing rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 61% of MA homes
Health-inspection rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 62% of MA homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.9728hrs
Better than 71% of MA homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.72071hrs
Better than 73% of MA homes
RN turnover
35.7%
Better than 61% of MA homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Massachusetts, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

0
Fines
$0
Total fines
0
Payment denials
0
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.72071
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.97280
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.40887
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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