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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.

  • April 26, 2023

    Tag F0625

    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.

    Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected May 22, 2023.

  • April 26, 2023

    Tag F0689

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected May 22, 2023.

  • April 26, 2023

    Tag F0697

    Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 22, 2023.

  • April 26, 2023

    Tag F0684

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 22, 2023.

  • April 26, 2023

    Tag F0607

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 22, 2023.

  • April 26, 2023

    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 D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected May 22, 2023.

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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