Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, part of Royal Health Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.77 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 39.3% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
8 Lewis Point RoadBuzzards Bay, MA 02532
Barnstable 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 Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.77 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Massachusetts average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 161 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.77 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.28 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.91 | 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
39.3% of nursing staff at Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 20, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,004 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | Fine | $9,004 |
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. Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Royal Health Group, 12 homes
- Legal name: Royal Health Group LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1991
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Royal Cape Cod Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bourne Manor Extended Care Facility Bourne | 2.0 | 142 | 2.55 | 3.89 | 40.0% | 1 | $48,575 |
| Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Sandwich | 4.9 | 123 | 1.79 | 3.10 | 40.4% | 2 | None |
| Tremont Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center Wareham | 6.3 | 104 | 1.82 | 2.95 | 40.6% | 3 | $285,936 |
| Royal Megansett Nursing & Rehabilitation N Falmouth | 7.5 | 90 | 2.23 | 3.92 | 48.1% | 4 | None |
| Sippican Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Marion | 8.9 | 123 | 1.98 | 3.52 | 56.2% | 4 | $8,788 |
| Royal of Cotuit Mashpee | 11.4 | 120 | 1.85 | 3.32 | 47.7% | 2 | $7,901 |
| Life Care Center of Plymouth Plymouth | 12.7 | 150 | 2.15 | 4.07 | 28.2% | 5 | None |
| Plymouth Harborside Healthcare Plymouth · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 13.1 | 101 | 2.19 | 3.56 | 52.1% | 1 | $321,400 |
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.