Nursing home
The Guardian Center
888 North Main Street, Brockton, MA 02301 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Best Care Services (10 facilities) · 123 certified beds
The Guardian Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brockton, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.58 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Apr 30, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Guardian 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) | 3.58 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.01 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.02 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.5% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | above 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.
What inspectors found at The Guardian 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
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 · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 30, 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 · Apr 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 888 North Main Street
Brockton, MA 02301 - CMS certification #
- 225382
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 123
- Avg residents/day
- 107.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-07-01
- Chain
- Best Care Services (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Best Care Services
Best Care Services operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Best Care Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Guardian 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.
- Provides transportation.
Guardian Centers provides a 1.1 mile four lane highway built to Department of Transportation specifications.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brockton Post Acute Care, Brockton. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Independent At Home LLC, Brockton. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02301 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Brockton Regional Kidney Center, Brockton, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Brockton Dialysis Center, LLC, Brockton, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Concerto Massachusetts LLC, Stoughton, 2.1 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 25 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02301.
Brockton Visiting Nurse Association, office in Brockton, 2.2 miles away, straight line
Old Colony Hospice, Inc, office in W Bridgewater, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Croi Health, office in Norwell, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Canton. 6.3 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, 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 The Guardian Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Guardian Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Guardian Center staffed?
The Guardian Center reports 3.58 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has The Guardian Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Guardian Center have?
The Guardian Center is certified for 123 beds.