Southshore Health Care Center
Nursing home in Rockland, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225215
115 North Avenue, Rockland, MA 02370 · Plymouth County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 96
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 27, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 23
- Fines in 3 years
- $26,395 (1)
Does Southshore Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Southshore 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 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 Southshore 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
- 3.16
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.59
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.85
- Weekend total hours
- 2.86
- Nursing staff turnover
- 22.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 9.1%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 27, 2025 and cited 23 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 27, 2024, found 19.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Southshore Health Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $26,395 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 85.9 residents live here, about 89% of its 96 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 85.9
- Certified since
- December 20, 1973
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Southshore Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Southshore Ma SNF LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 19 homes nationally under Athena Healthcare Systems, 1.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Southshore Health Care Center
- Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center56 Webster Street, Rockland 02370
- Dwyer Home25 Stonehaven Drive, Weymouth 02190
- Colony Center for Health and Rehabilitation277 Washington Street, Abington 02351
- Southwood at Norwell Nursing Ctr501 Cordwainer Drive, Norwell 02061
- Queen Anne Nursing Home, Inc50 Recreation Park Drive, 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 Southshore 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 Southshore Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Southshore Health Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Southshore Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Southshore Health Care Center?
23 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Southshore Health Care Center?
Southshore Ma SNF LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.