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The Guardian Center
888 North Main Street, Brockton, MA 02301
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The Guardian Center Description
The Guardian Center is a community that offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation and is located in Brockton, Massachusetts and is part of the Genesis HealthCare network of communities. Residents who live at the facility are able to choose from a range of room layouts.
The community has an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 making it the 3rd highest rated community in the city out of 6 communities. See more information on reviews.
The Nursing Home at this community has a 1 star rating out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. To see more information from CMS you can check out the report here.
To find information about the surrounding area including weather, crime, health facilities, parks, and more you can explore the neighborhood here.
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Care Types at Community
This community offers the following types of care
Skilled Nursing
Skilled nursing provides 24/7 medical care and support by licensed professionals for seniors needing continuous healthcare assistance.
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Review Summary
The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.
Reviews of the facility present a mixed picture, with some expressing significant concerns and others praising the care and environment. One review criticizes the decline in care, services, and quality under new ownership, mentioning a lack of qualified management, minimal supplies, and substandard food. Another review describes the facility as a nice long-term care option with pleasant staff and satisfactory attention to residents.
Several reviews highlight the friendliness and helpfulness of the personnel, though some suggest the facility could benefit from updates and brighter colors. Concerns are raised about patient care, including instances of neglect and poor communication, with one reviewer strongly advising against sending loved ones there due to rude staff and inadequate care.
Conversely, many reviews offer high praise for the facility, particularly for its rehabilitation services. The staff, including nurses, CNA's, PT, and OT, are commended for their excellence. The facility's cleanliness, attentive care, and professional staff are frequently mentioned as positive aspects. Some reviews specifically thank the staff for their kindness, professionalism, and the high level of care provided to their family members.
However, there are criticisms regarding the food quality and some administrative issues, including communication challenges. Despite these concerns, many reviewers recommend the facility for both long and short-term care, citing personal experiences of improved health and well-being for their loved ones.
In summary, while there are areas for improvement, particularly in food quality and some aspects of management, the facility is often praised for its caring and professional staff, clean environment, and effective rehabilitation services.
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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 1
Health inspection rating: 1
Staffing rating: 4
Quality measure rating: 2
Long-term quality measure rating:
1
Short-term quality measure rating:
3
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: July 1, 1990
Ownership type: For Profit
Provider
type: Medicare and Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 123
Total current residents: 107
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Both
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 0
Number of
substantiated complaints: 3
Number of payment denials: 1
Number of fines: 12
Total cost of fines: $232478
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Health Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-08 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| 2022-08-24 | 2022-09-30 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. |
| 2022-08-24 | 2022-09-28 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | B | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-23 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | H | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | G | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | D | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies | Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | G | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | F | Administration Deficiencies | Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2023-02-21 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | D | Administration Deficiencies | Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | F | Administration Deficiencies | Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | F | Administration Deficiencies | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | F | Administration Deficiencies | Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | F | Infection Control Deficiencies | Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | F | Administration Deficiencies | Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program. |
| 2022-11-10 | 2022-12-21 | F | Administration Deficiencies | Provide training in compliance and ethics. |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-04-30 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-04-30 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-04-30 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-04-30 | D | Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. |
| 2021-01-22 | 2021-02-26 | G | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2021-01-22 | 2021-02-26 | G | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2018-07-17 | 2018-08-17 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. |
| 2018-07-17 | 2018-08-20 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2018-07-17 | 2018-08-20 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. |
| 2018-07-17 | 2018-08-20 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 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. |
Fines
| Fine Date | Fine Amount |
|---|---|
| 2021-01-22 | $32,078 |
| 2022-01-24 | $658 |
| 2022-01-31 | $987 |
| 2022-06-21 | $5,283 |
| 2022-06-21 | $5,244 |
| 2022-06-21 | $9,128 |
| 2022-07-11 | $2,447 |
| 2022-07-11 | $2,466 |
| 2022-07-18 | $2,818 |
| 2022-07-18 | $2,797 |
| 2022-07-25 | $3,147 |
| 2022-07-25 | $3,170 |
| 2022-08-02 | $3,496 |
| 2022-08-02 | $3,523 |
| 2022-08-08 | $3,846 |
| 2022-08-08 | $3,875 |
| 2022-08-16 | $4,196 |
| 2022-08-16 | $4,227 |
| 2022-08-22 | $4,580 |
| 2022-08-22 | $4,545 |
| 2022-11-10 | $169,175 |
| 2022-11-10 | $168,815 |
Denials
| Denial Date | Payment Denial Days |
|---|---|
| 2022-11-10 | 13 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Brockton which is 1.6 miles away and has a population of 95,314 (large town).
- The average income is $48,127, which is low compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 78
- Low Temperature: 33
- Average Temperature: 54.7
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 141 days of rain, 24 days of snow and 198 days of sun
- Precipitation: 2.0 inches a year
- The median age is 35.2 years old, average compared to other cities.
- 3.19% of the population are Veterans which is a very low percentage of Veterans compared to other cities.
- 28.66% of the population are Foreign-born which is a high percentage of Foreign-born compared to other cities.
- The population is 0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2% Asian, 44% Black or African-American, 11% Hispanic or Latino, and 40% White.
- The crime rate is 4.76 per 100 people which is high compared to other cities.
- Violent Crime: 1.64 incidents per 100 people
- Property Crime: 2.51 incidents per 100 people
- Drug-Related Crime: 0.09 incidents per 100 people
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 79.95 years old, which is high compared to other zip codes.
- Air Quality: Good Days 163.0, Moderate Days 18.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 0.0, Unhealthy Days 0.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0
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Montello
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1.6 miles awayColonial Federal Savings Bank
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Good Samaritan Medical Center
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CVS Pharmacy
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4.2 miles awayOlden's Pharmacy
6.1 miles awayRandolph Pharmacy
6.4 miles awayDentists
Arch Dental
1.5 miles awayChildren & Family Dentistry & Braces
1.5 miles awayBrookville Dental Associates
1.8 miles awayHarris Dental Associates
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3.6 miles awayParks
Gilbert Walker Playground
0.1 miles awayPulaski Square
0.2 miles awayDavis Square
0.3 miles awayMcKinley Park
0.5 miles awayD.W. Field Park
0.7 miles awayPlaces of Worship
United First Parish Church
10.1 miles awayFirst Baptist Church
14.9 miles awayFirst Trinitarian Congregational Church
15.2 miles awayKings Chapel
17.5 miles awaySt. Leonard's Church
17.9 miles awayShopping
Westgate Mall
1.3 miles awayPlanet Fitness Plaza
3.5 miles awayTooth Boss Plaza
5.5 miles awayCobb Corner Plaza Sign (Sharon St.)
6.6 miles awayCobb Corner Plaza Sign (Washington St.)
6.6 miles awayCulture
the Y Theater
3.3 miles awayState Theatre
4.0 miles awayStarline Room Dinner Theater
4.0 miles awayCanton Community Theater: South Plaza
6.5 miles awayCanton Community Theater: North Plaza
6.5 miles awayRestaurants
Arizona Fried Chicken
0.2 miles awayHoward Street Diner
0.3 miles awayTin Ray's Cafe
0.3 miles awaySony's Cafe
0.5 miles awayTexas Roadhouse
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