The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited December 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
JOHN SCOTT HOUSE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
BRAINTREE, MA · Medicare-certified · 138 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. JOHN SCOTT HOUSE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER has strong ratings overall, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings, 5-star quality measures, no fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 3.64 hours per resident day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6367 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 15, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6367.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.65
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.93
- Nurse aides
- 2.05
- Weekend nursing
- 3.27
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 37%
Registered nurse turnover: 58%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
16.3%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
6.3%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.9%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
11.2%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
13.4%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.4%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
23.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.3%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
90.2%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
83%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited December 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited April 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited April 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of BANECARE MANAGEMENT · 8 homes · 4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 112.7 residents on an average day (82% of 138 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.