Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
Nursing home in Sandwich, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225337
37 Route 6A, Sandwich, MA 02563 · Barnstable County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 123
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 23, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.17
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.69
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.89
- Weekend total hours
- 2.81
- Nursing staff turnover
- 35.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 45%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 23, 2026 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 21, 2025, found 6.
Infection control citations: 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 108.7 residents live here, about 88% of its 123 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 108.7
- Certified since
- February 24, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Cape Heritage Ma SNF LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 19 homes nationally under Athena Healthcare Systems, 1.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
- Bourne Manor Extended Care Facility146 Mac Arthur Boulevard, Bourne 02532
- Royal Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center8 Lewis Point Road, Buzzards Bay 02532
- ROYAL Cotuit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center161 Falmouth Road, Mashpee 02649
- Royal Megansett Nursing and Rehabilitation Center209 County Road Box 408, North Falmouth 02556
- Tremont Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center605 Main Street, Wareham 02571
Who inspects nursing homes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cape Heritage Rehabilitation & Health Care Center?
Cape Heritage Ma SNF LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.