Overview
Southshore Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Rockland. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 27, 2025, found 23 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $26,395 in the past three years.
Southshore Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 96 certified beds, caring for about 86 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1973.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 27, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 23
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $26,395
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.16 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.71 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.59 hrs
- Nurse aides1.85 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 86
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 20, 1973
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes