The Guardian Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Guardian Center is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Brockton, Massachusetts, part of Best Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 41.1% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
The Guardian Center
888 North Main StreetBrockton, MA 02301
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 The Guardian Center, nurse aides logged 1.86 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Massachusetts average. With about 107 residents a day, that works out to roughly 199 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.86 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.80 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.29 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.97 | 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
41.1% of nursing staff at The Guardian 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 48.1%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. The Guardian Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About The Guardian Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Best Care Services, 10 homes
- Legal name: Guardian SNF Operations BHC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Guardian Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brockton Post Acute Care Brockton | 1.3 | 169 | 2.10 | 3.47 | 37.5% | 4 | None |
| Alliance Health at West Acres Brockton | 1.8 | 138 | 2.09 | 3.69 | 32.4% | 4 | None |
| The Center at Blue Hills Stoughton · abuse citation | 2.3 | 92 | 2.31 | 3.37 | — | 3 | $8,422 |
| Champion Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Brockton | 2.6 | 123 | 1.88 | 3.13 | 32.5% | 2 | None |
| St Joseph Manor Health Care Inc Brockton | 2.7 | 118 | 2.23 | 3.64 | 26.0% | 4 | None |
| Copley at Stoughton Nursing Care Center Stoughton | 3.2 | 123 | 2.52 | 4.27 | 20.6% | 5 | None |
| Colony Center for Health and Rehabilitation Abington | 4.0 | 92 | 1.89 | 3.52 | 50.0% | 1 | $25,593 |
| Care One at Randolph Randolph | 4.1 | 168 | 1.94 | 3.56 | 23.3% | 1 | 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.