Plymouth Harborside Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Plymouth Harborside Healthcare is a 101-bed for-profit nursing home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, part of Next Step Healthcare. 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 52.1% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Plymouth Harborside Healthcare
19 Obery StreetPlymouth, MA 02360
Plymouth County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Plymouth Harborside Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Massachusetts average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 170 aide hours a day, or about 21 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 | 0.77 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.14 | 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
52.1% of nursing staff at Plymouth Harborside Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 88.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 13, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 6 fines totaling $321,400 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | Fine | $70,811 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Fine | $197,977 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Fine | $10,358 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Fine | $11,638 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Fine | $15,269 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Fine | $15,347 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Plymouth Harborside Healthcare holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Plymouth Harborside Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Next Step Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: 19 Obery Street Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Plymouth Harborside Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Plymouth Plymouth | 0.5 | 150 | 2.15 | 4.07 | 28.2% | 5 | None |
| Plymouth Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Plymouth | 0.5 | 186 | 1.92 | 3.12 | 30.5% | 2 | $141,373 |
| Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr Duxbury | 7.5 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.73 | 42.3% | 5 | None |
| Wingate at Silver Lake Kingston | 8.6 | 164 | 2.00 | 3.30 | 38.3% | 3 | None |
| Hannah B G Shaw Home Middleboro | 12.6 | 107 | 2.68 | 5.42 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Tremont Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center Wareham | 12.9 | 104 | 1.82 | 2.95 | 40.6% | 3 | $285,936 |
| Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Buzzards Bay | 13.1 | 99 | 1.77 | 3.28 | 39.3% | 3 | $9,004 |
| Oakhill Healthcare Middleboro | 13.8 | 123 | 2.04 | 3.51 | 53.7% | 2 | None |
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.