The Guardian Center
Nursing home in Brockton, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225382
888 North Main Street, Brockton, MA 02301 · Plymouth County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 123
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 30, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Guardian Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Guardian 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Guardian 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
- 3.58
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.94
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.59
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.05
- Weekend total hours
- 3.13
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 61.3%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 30, 2025 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 23, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Guardian Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 104.3 residents live here, about 85% of its 123 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 104.3
- Certified since
- July 1, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Guardian Center
- Legal business name
- Guardian SNF Operations BHC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 10 homes nationally under Best Care Services, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Guardian Center
- Brockton Post Acute Care50 Christy Place, Brockton 02301
- Alliance Health at West Acres804 Pleasant Street, Brockton 02301
- The Center at Blue Hills1044 Park Street, Stoughton 02072
- Champion Rehabilitation and Nursing Center2 Beaumont Avenue, Brockton 02302
- St Joseph Manor Health Care Inc215 Thatcher Street, Brockton 02302
See also all nursing homes in Brockton.
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, the 5 in Brockton, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Guardian 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 The Guardian Center
What is the CMS star rating of The Guardian Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Guardian Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Guardian Center?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Guardian Center?
Guardian SNF Operations BHC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.