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The Center at Advocate

111 Orient Avenue · East Boston, MA 02128 · 190 certified beds

(617) 455-6115

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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

1.0

Staffing

3.0

Quality measures

2.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (66)

Records from April 2023 to December 2025.

  • June 10, 2024

    Tag F0730

    Observe 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 F0919

    Make 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 F0880

    Provide 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 F0550

    Honor 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 F0656

    Develop 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 F0740

    Ensure 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 F0761

    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.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.

  • June 10, 2024

    Tag F0657

    Develop 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 F0699

    Provide 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 F0742

    Provide 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 F0609

    Timely 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 F0688

    Provide 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 F0759

    Ensure 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 F0805

    Ensure 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 F0677

    Provide 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 F0745

    Provide 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 F0882

    Designate 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 F0645

    PASARR 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 F0698

    Provide 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 F0760

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 27, 2024.

See the source data on data.cms.gov (opens in a new tab)

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.

See the source data on data.cms.gov (opens in a new tab)

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.

Nursing Homes

Massachusetts median$14,448/mo

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