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The Guardian Center

888 NORTH MAIN STREET, BROCKTON, MA, 02301

(508) 587-6556

theguardianhc.com

123 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

888 North Main Street

Brockton, MA 02301

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

123

CMS facility ID

225382

Care type

Nursing home

County

Plymouth

Facility name

The Guardian Center

Street address

888 NORTH MAIN STREET

City / state / ZIP

Brockton, MA 02301

Phone

(508) 587-6556

Website

theguardianhc.com

About this facility — The Guardian Center

The Guardian Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Brockton, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 123 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 16 senior care facilities in Brockton and 341 skilled nursing facilities across Massachusetts. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited The Guardian Center 88 times across 8 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Best Care Services

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Al-madi, Sami

Governing body · Operational control — since 2022

Asaker, Bahige

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Bonadio & Co Llp

Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Chapler, Yaakov

Governing body · Operational control · Partner — since 2022

Steinberg, Moshe

Governing body · Operational control · Partner — since 2022

Twomagnets Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Zraizaa G, Nancy

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1990-07-01

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

10 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-04-30

Nurse staffing

3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$539 per day (≈ $16,390/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

66% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 25% private/other

Occupancy

95% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

10% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

123

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-06-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2026-07-16

2025-12-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2026-01-12

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2026-01-12

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (85 citations)

2025-04-30Health inspection7 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-06-03

F-0551

D · No harm found

Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.

Corrected 2025-06-03

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-06-03

F-0697

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-06-03

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-06-03

F-0865

F · No harm found

Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

Corrected 2025-06-03

F-0868

F · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2025-06-03

2024-04-23Health inspection7 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-05-22

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-05-22

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-05-22

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2024-05-22

F-0761

E · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2024-05-22

F-0848

B · No harm found

Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.

Corrected 2024-05-22

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-05-22

2022-11-10Health inspection45 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0551

D · No harm found

Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0565

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0582

B · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0583

D · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0607

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0609

D · No harm found

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2023-02-23

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0625

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0656

E · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0675

H · Actual harm

Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0679

E · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0684

G · Actual harm

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

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0689

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0711

D · No harm found

Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0712

D · No harm found

Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0740

G · Actual harm

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0755

E · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0756

E · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0757

E · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0758

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0790

D · No harm found

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0825

D · No harm found

Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0838

F · No harm found

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2023-02-21

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0865

F · No harm found

Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0867

F · No harm found

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0868

F · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0886

D · No harm found

Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0888

F · No harm found

Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0944

F · No harm found

Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.

Corrected 2022-12-21

F-0946

F · No harm found

Provide training in compliance and ethics.

Corrected 2022-12-21

2025-04-30Fire-safety inspection17 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2025-06-17

E-0006

F · No harm found

Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

Corrected 2025-06-17

E-0013

F · No harm found

Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.

Corrected 2025-06-17

E-0020

F · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.

Corrected 2025-06-17

E-0022

F · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.

Corrected 2025-06-17

E-0025

F · No harm found

Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.

Corrected 2025-06-17

E-0030

F · No harm found

List the names and contact information of those in the facility.

Corrected 2025-06-17

E-0031

F · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2025-06-17

E-0041

F · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0241

D · No harm found

Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0252

D · No harm found

Provide at least two remote exits on each floor or fire section of the building.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0353

C · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0711

C · No harm found

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2025-06-17

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-06-17

2024-04-23Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0241

D · No harm found

Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.

Corrected 2024-05-08

K-0252

D · No harm found

Provide at least two remote exits on each floor or fire section of the building.

Corrected 2024-05-08

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2024-05-08

2022-11-10Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0223

E · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2023-02-01

K-0241

D · No harm found

Have correct number of accessible exits for each story.

Corrected 2023-01-30

K-0252

D · No harm found

Provide at least two remote exits on each floor or fire section of the building.

Corrected 2023-01-30

K-0311

F · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2023-01-30

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2022-12-09

K-0361

E · No harm found

Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.

Corrected 2023-02-01

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 225382.

Visitor reviews

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4.3120 ratings on Google

★★★★★Antoine Boukheir · 2026-04-09 · via Google
“We moved my mom, Laurice, to the guardian facility, and I was initially skeptical. However, after a few months of being actively involved in her stay, I’ve come to realize that it’s a fantastic place. The nurses and nurse aides are incredibly caring, loving, and always willing to help patients. Paul, the nurse, is particularly kind and attentive. Helen, another nurse, is incredibly kind and does …”

★★Jennifer Randolph · 2026-03-11 · via Google
“My husband has been at The Guardian Center for several months since his stroke. They installed a phone for him when I initially requested it but it broke about a week later. They replaced it but this time didn't give him his own number, it just comes up the main number. So for the past 3 weeks I have been unable to reach him by phone. I cannot call to check on him when he's ill, or to say goodnig…”

★Laura · 2026-04-13 · via Google
“This facility is a disappointment. Disorganized, communication from staff was very inconsistent. Response to concerns was very delayed. I would recommend families to visit in person before making a decision to have their loved ones stay here.”

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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