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South Cove Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

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⌖ Quincy, MA · Norfolk County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds141
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)

About South Cove Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

South Cove Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 141-bed nonprofit nursing home in Quincy, MA. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Massachusetts is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Sep 2025), inspectors found 0 problems, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 6.8. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 38 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Massachusetts average of 3 hr 52 min. About 14% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.

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 nameSouth Cove Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
LocationNorfolk County, Massachusetts
Address288 Washington Street, Quincy, MA 02169 · Norfolk County
CMS provider number225514
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 1, 1990 (36 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating5 of 5Much above average
Health inspections5 of 5Much above average
Quality measures5 of 5Much above average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

3 strengths and nothing that stands out as a concern in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.

Strengths

  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection0 (Sep 2025)Massachusetts average: 6.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Nursing staff turnover14% a yearMassachusetts average: 38%
    Strength

About average

  • Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 38 min a dayMassachusetts average: 3 hr 52 min
    About average
  • Registered nurse time per resident38 min a dayMassachusetts average: 39 min
    About average

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.

Medicare has not rated this part of the home’s care.

  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.7%State average: 1.4%
    Better than average

Physical therapist time: about 0 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 5 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 5 of 5 (much above average)

  • Falls with a major injury3.5%State average: 3.4%
    About average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)0.8%State average: 4.2%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs8.2%State average: 21.4%
    Better than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.3State average: 1.9
    Better 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

Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Massachusetts, Medicaid pays for 60% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 91% Medicaid
  • 2% Medicare
  • 7% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average98%Massachusetts typical: 86%
Cost of care per resident day$352Massachusetts 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 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 4 to 5 stars and changed 4 times.

Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201955453.9
Jan 202054453.9
Jan 202153453.9
Jan 202243353.6
Jan 202343353.5
Jan 202443453.7
Feb 202554453.6
Feb 202655453.6
Sep 202655453.6

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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