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SOURCE DATA JUL 2026

Nursing Homes · Medicare certified

The Guardian Center

888 North Main Street · Brockton, MA 02301 · 123 certified beds

5085876556

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NPI 1265538631. Look this up in the CMS NPPES registry (opens in a new tab)

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About The Guardian Center

In Brockton, Massachusetts, The Guardian Center is listed as a nursing home. Public records list 123 beds. It is Medicare certified. Ownership records list a for-profit operator and tie the listing to Best Care Services. We hold 61 inspection citations for this listing, the most recent dated 10 December 2025. Public enforcement records list no fine or payment denial against it. Reported staffing works out to 3.29 nurse hours per resident per day. Every fact above comes from the public records listed in the sources section on this page. The newest source file we hold for this listing is dated July 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare · Source data June 2026

Certification

  • Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number on file)

Ratings

1.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-07-01.GOV

Staffing rating

3.0

Quality-measure rating

1.0

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

16

1.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-08-01.GOV

Staffing rating

3.0

Quality-measure rating

1.0

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

17

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026Q1.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025Q4.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

1.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-06-01.GOV

Staffing rating

3.0

Quality-measure rating

1.0

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

16

Inspection history (61)

Records from November 2022 to December 2025.

  • November 10, 2022 · D

    Citation F0712

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2022-11-10 under CMS tag F0712 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2022-12-21. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2022-11-10.GOV

Penalties

Total fines on file: $0

Staffing

Latest: 3.29 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)

Staffing trend (5 periods)

  1. 2025Q43.32 hrs/resident/day
  2. 2026-06-013.32 hrs/resident/day
  3. 2026-07-013.29 hrs/resident/day
  4. 2026-08-013.29 hrs/resident/day
  5. 2026Q13.29 hrs/resident/day

Most recent period is about the same as 2025Q4. Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.

Ownership

For profit - Limited Liability company

CMS Care Compare chain: Best Care Services

Chain ID 583 · 10 facilities in chain (CMS)

  • Chain average overall rating: 2.3
  • Chain average health inspection rating: 2.4
  • Chain average staffing rating: 3
  • Chain average quality measure rating: 2.4

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  1. Jul 23, 2026First appeared in our data

    This listing first appeared in the government file we read. That is usually when it entered the file, not the day it opened.

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)

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Typical cost

Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · 2025

This provider doesn't publish a specific price to us. Below is the typical MA range for the care type(s) it offers. Use it as context, not a quote.

Nursing Homes

Median · MA$14,448/mo
See full MA cost breakdownSource: Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · Updated 2025

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Trust & methodology

Where this information came from

Each block below is one file we read, the date on that file, and the fields on this page that came from it. The date is when the source published or we retrieved it, not the day we last looked at this listing.

Nppesas of July 2026
NPI
CMS nursing homes (payroll-based journal staffing)as of June 2026
Staffing hours per resident day
CMS nursing homes (provider info)as of June 2026
Chain identifier, Chain name, City, CMS Special Focus status, County, Licensed capacity, Map location, Medicare certification number, Name, Ownership type, Phone number, State, Street address, ZIP code

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