Life Care Center of the South Shore
Nursing home in Scituate, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225282
309 Driftway Box 830, Scituate, MA 02066 · Plymouth County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 117
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 21, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Life Care Center of the South Shore take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of the South Shore 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of the South Shore 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
- 3.95
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.61
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.07
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.27
- Weekend total hours
- 3.50
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 47.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 21, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 27, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Life Care Center of the South Shore in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 98.9 residents live here, about 85% of its 117 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 117
- Average residents per day
- 98.9
- Certified since
- January 5, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of the South Shore
- Legal business name
- South Shore Medical Investors LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of the South Shore
- Cardigan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center59 Country Way, Scituate 02066
- Royal Norwell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center329 Washington Street, Norwell 02061
- Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr501 Cordwainer Drive, Norwell 02061
- Queen Anne Nursing Home, Inc50 Recreation Park Drive, Hingham 02043
- Linden Ponds400 Linden Ponds Way, Hingham 02043
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.
Compare all nursing homes in Massachusetts, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of the South Shore, 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 Life Care Center of the South Shore
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of the South Shore?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of the South Shore accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of the South Shore?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of the South Shore?
South Shore Medical Investors LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.