Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Life Care Center of West Bridgewater
765 West Center Street, West Bridgewater, MA 02379 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 150 certified beds
Life Care Center of West Bridgewater is a Medicare-certified nursing home in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.74 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Nov 24, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Life Care Center of West Bridgewater 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) | 3.74 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.77 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.99 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.0% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (November 2025)
- Every deficiency from the September 24, 2024 inspection was corrected by September 27, 2024
What inspectors found at Life Care Center of West Bridgewater
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
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 · Sep 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2024 · 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 · Sep 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 7, 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
- 765 West Center Street
West Bridgewater, MA 02379 - CMS certification #
- 225704
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 150
- Avg residents/day
- 138.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-05-24
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Life Care Center of West Bridgewater says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton. 6.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sachem Center for Health and Rehabilitation, East Bridgewater. 5.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Guardian Home Health Care, LLC, W Bridgewater. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02379 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Brockton Dialysis Center, LLC, Brockton, 5.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Brockton Regional Kidney Center, Brockton, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Concerto Massachusetts LLC, Stoughton, 6.4 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02379.
Old Colony Hospice, Inc, office in W Bridgewater, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Brockton Visiting Nurse Association, office in Brockton, 4.5 miles away, straight line
Compassionate Care Hospice Of Southeastern Massachusetts LLC, office in Bridgewater, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Medical Care Of Boston Management Corporation, Sharon. 9.8 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively low, 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 Life Care Center of West Bridgewater a good nursing home?
CMS gives Life Care Center of West Bridgewater an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Life Care Center of West Bridgewater staffed?
Life Care Center of West Bridgewater reports 3.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Life Care Center of West Bridgewater had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Life Care Center of West Bridgewater have?
Life Care Center of West Bridgewater is certified for 150 beds.