Nursing home
Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center
389 Alden Road, Fairhaven, MA 02719 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 142 certified beds
Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.39 hours per resident per day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Jun 11, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $12,386In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center compares
This facility vs. the Massachusetts and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Massachusetts avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.39 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.79 | 2.26 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 69.2% | 39.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the June 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 18, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $12,386, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 31, 2023 - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 21, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 21, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 21, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 21, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 21, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 389 Alden Road
Fairhaven, MA 02719 - CMS certification #
- 225387
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 142
- Avg residents/day
- 130.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-06-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice, staff speak portuguese
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care -
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Staff speak Portuguese.
We also offer a therapeutic art program two times per week, a weekly Portuguese program for our extensive Portuguese speaking population and a hairdresser service, four days a week for our residents' beauty needs.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Southcoast Hospitals Group, Fall River. 13.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Center, Fairhaven. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association Inc, Fairhaven. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02719 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Of Fairhaven, Fairhaven, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita New Bedford Dialysis, North Dartmouth, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hawthorn Kidney Center, Dartmouth, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02719.
Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Fairhaven, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Community Nurse Home Care, Inc, office in Fairhaven, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice LLC, office in Fall River, 12.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Martha'S Vineyard Hospital Inc, Oak Bluffs. 21.8 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center reports 4.39 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center have?
Alden Court Nursing Care & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 142 beds.