Life Care Center of the South Shore: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of the South Shore is a 117-bed for-profit nursing home in Scituate, Massachusetts, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 40.0% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Life Care Center of the South Shore
309 Driftway Box 830Scituate, MA 02066
Plymouth County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Life Care Center of the South Shore, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Massachusetts average. With about 93 residents a day, that works out to roughly 204 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.19 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.97 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.49 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
40.0% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of the South Shore left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Life Care Center of the South Shore holds 5 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center of the South Shore
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: South Shore Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 5, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of the South Shore
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cardigan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Scituate | 1.3 | 65 | 2.00 | 3.29 | 90.6% | 4 | None |
| Royal Norwell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC Norwell | 6.6 | 86 | 1.84 | 3.68 | 53.8% | 3 | $114,868 |
| Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr Norwell | 7.4 | 142 | 2.64 | 3.99 | 28.7% | 5 | None |
| Queen Anne Nursing Home, Inc Hingham | 8.3 | 106 | 2.31 | 3.99 | 25.3% | 5 | None |
| Linden Ponds Hingham | 8.6 | 132 | 3.07 | 5.15 | 41.0% | 4 | $12,735 |
| Harbor House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Hingham | 9.0 | 142 | 1.94 | 3.54 | 32.4% | 4 | None |
| Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Rockland | 9.8 | 110 | 2.49 | 5.12 | 76.2% | 5 | None |
| Southshore Health Care Center Rockland | 10.1 | 96 | 1.88 | 3.29 | 22.2% | 1 | $26,395 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.