Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    292 Washington St, Gloucester, MA 01930
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    4.4ยท48 reviews

    Attentive professional staff, compassionate care

    I placed my mother here and immediately felt relieved - the staff are attentive, professional and genuinely caring, especially in the memory-care unit. Clinical care, PT/OT rehab, and nutritious meals helped her regain strength, and the activities, garden and rec room kept her engaged. Admissions and communication were smooth; special thanks to Kathy, Josie and Caitlyn for their compassionate support. The facility feels clean, safe and home-like, and I'm very grateful for the team's dedication.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.40ยท(48)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.6
    • Staff

      4.6
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate, professional nursing staff
    • Skilled and effective rehabilitation (PT/OT) services
    • Engaged and diverse activities program
    • Specialized memory-care programming with 24/7 staff
    • Supportive admissions and case-management communication
    • Personalized, attentive hygiene and meal-time assistance
    • Dedicated environmental services and maintenance personnel
    • Successful short-term rehab outcomes enabling return home
    • Family-centered end-of-life and palliative support
    • On-site amenities and community integration (garden, recreation room)

    Cons

    • Inconsistent cleanliness and sanitation in some areas
    • Inconsistent dining quality and meal-service experience
    • Intermittent building maintenance and aging infrastructure
    • Variable staffing levels leading to delayed responsiveness
    • Gaps in administrative communication and billing transparency
    • Limited activity accessibility for less-mobile residents
    • Disruptive alarm and noise-management practices
    • Perceived limited space and value relative to cost

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The facility elicits a strong and recurring appreciation for frontline caregiving and rehabilitation services alongside mixed impressions of the physical environment and operational consistency. Families and residents frequently describe nursing and direct-care staff as compassionate, professional, and attentive; many accounts highlight personalized care, respectful hygiene assistance, and supportive end-of-life care. Rehabilitation services (physical and occupational therapy) are consistently praised for achieving functional gains and successful transitions home.

    Staff and admissions: Admissions and case-management processes are generally described as smooth and helpful, with several staff members singled out for effective communication and family support. Front-desk and administrative staff are often characterized as approachable. At the same time, there are recurring concerns about staffing consistency โ€” reviewers describe periods of understaffing or slow response times to calls for assistance. Those operational gaps affect perceptions of reliability even when the care delivered is competent and compassionate.

    Dining and activities: Activity offerings are a clear strength. The facility appears to provide a broad roster of daily programming (music, literature, games, bingo, specialized memory-care activities) and on-site amenities such as a garden and recreation room that support engagement and community integration. Dining feedback is mixed: some families report nutritious meals that supported weight gain and recovery, while others raise concerns about meal quality and consistency. Prospective residents may wish to sample meals and ask about therapeutic and texture-modified dining options.

    Facilities and maintenance: Reports about the physical plant are inconsistent. Numerous accounts praise a clean, orderly atmosphere and well-maintained communal spaces, whereas others identify sanitation and maintenance issues in particular areas (fixtures, doors, elevator reliability, unfinished painting). Taken together, these observations suggest variability in upkeep and infrastructure reliability across units and time. Security and access practices are generally viewed as adequate, but there are isolated concerns about door and entry maintenance that merit clarification during an in-person visit.

    Management and communication: Management and administrative responsiveness receive mixed assessments. Some families describe clear, proactive communication from case managers and clinical staff; others report frustration with billing explanations and perceived attribution of problems to staffing rather than providing remedies. This pattern points to uneven administrative follow-through and a need for clearer billing and complaint-resolution processes.

    Notable patterns and advice for families: A dominant theme is strong, compassionate direct care and effective rehabilitation, particularly for short-term stays and memory-care residents, yielding meaningful clinical improvements. Counterbalancing that strength are recurring operational challenges: inconsistent cleanliness and dining, intermittent maintenance issues, and variability in staffing responsiveness. Prospective residents and families should consider an in-person tour focused on cleanliness standards, recent maintenance records, staffing ratios/shift coverage, sample meals, and how the facility supports participation for residents with limited mobility. Asking for recent inspection or maintenance logs and speaking with the unitโ€™s case manager about activity inclusion and billing practices can help clarify fit and expectations.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is located at 292 Washington St, Gloucester, MA, 01930.

    About Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits at 292 Washington Street in Gloucester, MA, and has 142 beds for residents and patients, and Brenna House serves as the Executive Director. The place is certified by the American Health Care Association and belongs to the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, which means it's part of groups working on quality and policy for senior care. Seacoast offers both long-term skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation for folks who need to recover before heading home, and the staff includes medical specialists, nurses, nutritionists, therapists, social workers, and dietitians, all there to address different resident needs. The center provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and has special programs for wound care, rehabilitation, and care at the end of life. There's even a separate unit for people with Alzheimer's disease, and the care teams write personalized plans to help each resident as best they can, which sometimes means focus on recovery and improving mobility, or sometimes helping someone settle in for longer-term comfort.

    You'll find the building has a lobby, dining room, library, fireplaces, private rooms, patient rooms, and PT rooms, along with a courtyard, patio, a pond, and even a piano, which give folks some variety and comfort day to day, and there are recreational activities and educational seminars for both residents and family members. Seacoast specializes in making care transitions smoother and pays careful attention to improving culture and daily life for the people living there, and the staff push to keep residents safe with health programs like Sepsis Smart and Falls Prevention. Assisted living, hospice, and respite services are all available. Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center always works to respect the dignity and independence of residents, with the goal of keeping up the highest quality of life possible, and the team handles care planning, medical needs, and support as each person requires, while aiming for compassion, dignity, and respect in all they do.

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