Advocate Healthcare of East Boston sits at 111 Orient Avenue, overlooking Boston Harbor and the city. The place offers nursing home care for elders and has a Skilled Nursing Facility, known as The Center at Advocate, where people find both short-term stays to get back on their feet and long-term care for folks with ongoing needs, and they've got respite care too, helping caregivers take a needed break. They help with personal care like dressing, grooming, bathing, walking, and toileting, and handle laundry and cleaning, so there's no need to do chores. There's nurses, an Occupational Therapist named Julianne Mariano, Registered Dietitian Kristin Hohenstein, and a Director of Rehabilitation named Linn A. Jemison. The Executive Director is Stephen Doyle, and he's got a few credentials behind his name. They have medical services like wound care, medication support, podiatry, and occupational therapy, and there's a focus on helping people heal, whether it's short-term rehab or long-term steady care.
Rooms come with housekeeping, cable television, and kitchenettes. Throughout the property, you'll find a dining room, salon and barbershop, washers and dryers, wifi, a game and activities room, safety features, and a sprinkler system. Guests can park on-site, and the place has a view from Orient Heights. There's plenty to do, including arts and crafts, social events, education programs, health and wellness programs, and more, and they have fitness options to keep people moving. The staff speaks English, with some workers able to help in other languages, and they focus on care that tries to keep people comfortable and respected. Advocate Healthcare runs Adult Day Health programs and helps with planning for care. Transportation is available, and meals get handled with input from the dietitian.
The facility's got a special tool called the Nursing Home Survey Tool to help track quality and areas for improvement. It's gone through regular state surveys and complaint checks, and it had enforcement actions in June 2024 for things like jeopardy and substandard care, with no admission freezes or payment denials recently. Out of 132 key rules in their last surveys, Advocate met 108, and their adjusted rating score comes to 94, with people in the community rating them at 3.0 out of 5. Information about them is easy to find, with a 5.0 out of 5 rating for information availability. No ownership changes have been noted lately. The staff takes part in health campaigns for things like fighting the flu and preventing falls, and they support projects like end-of-life care education and reducing off-label antipsychotic use, working with groups like the Massachusetts Senior Care Association. They provide job training for people wanting to work as caregivers and stay active in healthcare professional groups. Advocate Healthcare is managed by a group with set policies, aiming to keep residents and their families at ease with reliable, steady care.
