Public Record
The Guardian Center
From CMS
Facility profile
- CMS overall rating
- 1 / 5
- Certified beds
- 123
- Avg. residents per day
- 105
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Inspection record
On record from CMS
- Citations on record
- 87
- Inspections on file
- 7
- Last inspection
- 2025-12-10
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Citations
87 citations on record
Each deficiency cited on a CMS health inspection of this facility, sourced from the federal record. Open a report for the raw CMS Scope and Severity grade on each finding.
What do CMS severity letters mean?
Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.
Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.
- 0842Generalpotential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- 0580Generalpotential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 0658Generalpotential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 0697Generalpotential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- 0759Generalpotential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 0865Generalpotential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- 0868Generalpotential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- 0041Generalpotential for harm
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- 0551Generalpotential for harm
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- 0031Generalpotential for harm
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
- 0550Generalpotential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 0211Generalpotential for harm
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- 0241Generalpotential for harm
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
- 0252Generalpotential for harm
Provide at least two remote exits on each floor or fire section of the building.
- 0311Generalpotential for harm
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- 0321Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- 0353Generalno actual harm
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- 0711Generalno actual harm
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- 0923Generalpotential for harm
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- 0004Generalpotential for harm
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- 0006Generalpotential for harm
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- 0013Generalpotential for harm
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
- 0020Generalpotential for harm
Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.
- 0022Generalpotential for harm
Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.
- 0025Generalpotential for harm
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
- 0030Generalpotential for harm
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- 0658Generalpotential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 0252Generalpotential for harm
Provide at least two remote exits on each floor or fire section of the building.
- 0311Generalpotential for harm
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- 0758Generalpotential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- 0761Generalpotential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- 0848Generalno actual harm
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
- 0880Generalpotential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 0656Generalpotential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 0558Generalpotential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- 0241Generalpotential for harm
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
- 0842Generalpotential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- 0679Generalpotential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- 0865Generalpotential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- 0867Generalpotential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- 0868Generalpotential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- 0886Generalpotential for harm
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
- 0888Generalpotential for harm
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
- 0944Generalpotential for harm
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- 0946Generalpotential for harm
Provide training in compliance and ethics.
- 0223Generalpotential for harm
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- 0241Generalpotential for harm
Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.
- 0252Generalpotential for harm
Provide at least two remote exits on each floor or fire section of the building.
- 0311Generalpotential for harm
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- 0351Generalpotential for harm
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- 0361Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
- 0849Generalpotential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- 0550Generalpotential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 0551Generalpotential for harm
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- 0552Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- 0565Generalpotential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- 0578Generalpotential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- 0580Generalpotential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 0582Generalno actual harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- 0583Generalpotential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- 0607Generalpotential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- 0609Generalpotential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- 0610Generalpotential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- 0623Generalpotential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- 0625Generalpotential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- 0655Generalpotential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- 0656Generalpotential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 0657Generalpotential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- 0658Generalpotential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 0675Seriousactual harm
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
- 0684Seriousactual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 0685Generalpotential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- 0689Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 0690Generalpotential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- 0695Generalpotential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 0698Generalpotential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- 0711Generalpotential for harm
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- 0712Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
- 0740Seriousactual harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- 0755Generalpotential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 0756Generalpotential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- 0757Generalpotential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- 0758Generalpotential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- 0761Generalpotential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- 0790Generalpotential for harm
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- 0825Generalpotential for harm
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
- 0838Generalpotential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Inspection history
Every health inspection on record
Each CMS health inspection of this facility, and the deficiencies the surveyors cited. Where the verbatim Form 2567 statement of deficiencies is on file, it links to the full report.
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FAQ
Questions and answers
- What is The Guardian Center?
- The Guardian Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in Brockton, MA, tracked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Its CMS Certification Number (CCN) is 225382.
- What is the CMS rating for The Guardian Center?
- The Guardian Center has a CMS overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars. CMS rates nursing homes on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.
- How many beds does The Guardian Center have?
- The Guardian Center is certified for 123 beds. It serves an average of 105 residents per day.
- How many citations does The Guardian Center have?
- The Guardian Center has 87 citations on record from CMS health inspections, each tied to a federal deficiency tag.
- When was The Guardian Center last inspected?
- The Guardian Center was last inspected on December 10, 2025. CMS surveys nursing homes about once a year and after complaints.
- What can I do if I have concerns about care at this facility?
- Start by raising the concern with the facility administrator or director of nursing. Every state also runs a free long-term care ombudsman program that advocates for residents and families; the federal Eldercare Locator at eldercare.acl.gov can connect you with yours. Complaints about quality of care can also be filed with your state survey agency.
*Sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). See the official record on CMS Care Compare. If you believe any information is inaccurate, report it here.
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