Fairhaven · 02719
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Fairhaven, MA 02719
Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Center
⌖ Fairhaven, MA · Bristol County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds107
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Center
Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Center is a 107-bed for-profit nursing home in Fairhaven, MA. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Massachusetts is 3.0. At its last full inspection (May 2026), inspectors found 0 problems, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 6.8. Medicare fined it $8,648 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (2 of 5) and long-term care (2 of 5).
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameRoyal Of Fairhaven Nursing Center
LocationBristol County, Massachusetts
Phone(508) 997-3193
Address184 Main Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719 · Bristol County
Medicare provider number225117
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyRoyal Health Group · 12 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceNovember 1, 1970 (55 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
1 strength and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Health citations at last inspection0 (May 2026)Massachusetts average: 6.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $8,648Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Sep 2023 (about 3 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Massachusetts average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital30.3%State average: 25.7%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit19.7%State average: 11.9%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.4%Better than average
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury5.0%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.5%State average: 4.2%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs13.5%State average: 21.4%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.5State average: 1.9Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Massachusetts average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Massachusetts, Medicaid pays for 60% of resident days at a typical home.
- 47% Medicaid
- 5% Medicare
- 47% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average86%Massachusetts typical: 86%
Cost of care per resident day$356Massachusetts typical: $386
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 16 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections4★
Staffing1★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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