Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
The Center at Advocate
111 Orient Avenue · East Boston, MA 02128 · 190 certified beds
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About The Center at Advocate
The Center at Advocate is a nursing home in East Boston, Massachusetts. Its capacity is 190 beds, above the Suffolk County median of 122 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Care Network Services LLC. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 66 citations, the most recent on December 19, 2025. CMS also lists 2 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.47 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
1.0Staffing
3.0Quality measures
2.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (66)
Records from April 2023 to December 2025.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0919Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0740Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0761Ensure 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.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0699Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0742Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0805Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0745Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0882Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0645PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
June 10, 2024
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.
Penalties (2)
Total fines: $69,000
April 23, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $15,316 against this nursing home on April 23, 2025.
June 10, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $53,684 against this nursing home on June 10, 2024.
Staffing
3.47 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.29 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
- Parent company: Care Network Services LLC
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Massachusetts.
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