Saugus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

    266 Lincoln Ave, Saugus, MA 01906
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Excellent care friendly bilingual staff

    I feel very well cared for - day staff especially are excellent and night staff are good. Hector and the nursing team (Florence, Barry, Ann, Gloria, Andy and Mauri) were terrific during my hip recovery; everyone is kind, bilingual, attentive and respectful. The facility is clean, comfortable and welcoming with good food, friendly activities, well-kept grounds and responsive management - I'd recommend it.

    Current/former resident
    Sep 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

    2.95·(41)

    Overall rating

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

      2.5
    • Staff

      2.6
    • Meals

      1.8
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Well-maintained grounds and accessible location
    • On-site parking and convenient access
    • Compassionate and responsive nursing staff
    • Supportive rehabilitation and therapy personnel
    • Engaging common areas that facilitate socialization
    • Attentive activities staff providing personal attention
    • Bilingual and friendly frontline staff
    • Clean and comfortable accommodations in portions of the facility
    • Accommodation for smoking breaks
    • Individual staff members recognized for exceptional care

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and coverage gaps
    • Delays in attending to resident needs and call responses
    • Medication-management errors and delays
    • Insufficient dementia/memory-care training and support
    • Poor intra-team communication (therapy, nursing, case management)
    • Cleanliness and sanitation issues in resident rooms and common areas
    • Odor concerns in resident rooms and common areas
    • Pest-control concerns in resident rooms
    • Safety and facility maintenance deficiencies (aging furniture, mold, code issues)
    • Weak documentation and administrative processes, especially at discharge
    • Inadequate dining assistance and inconsistent meal quality
    • Security gaps regarding personal belongings and valuables
    • Allegations of staff-conduct incidents requiring investigation

    Summary of reviews

    This facility elicits highly mixed impressions. Positive comments highlight helpful rehabilitation support, individual staff members who provide compassionate bedside care, welcoming common spaces that encourage socialization, and an accessible campus with adequate parking. Several families described good therapy outcomes and named nurses and aides who made them feel safe and cared for during recovery. Activity staff and bilingual frontline employees also receive repeated positive mention.

    At the same time, a substantial set of operational concerns appears across reviews. Clinical care quality is uneven: there are accounts of medication-management problems, delays in nursing response, inconsistent wound-care oversight, and gaps in dementia-specific skills. These issues suggest variability in clinical supervision and staff training, particularly in memory care and during transfers or higher-acuity needs.

    Communication and administrative processes are another recurring theme. Multiple comments indicate poor communication among nursing, therapy and case-management teams and between staff and families, along with long or cumbersome discharge paperwork. Some reviewers described delays or errors in documentation and medication administration. Security and property-management procedures also appear inconsistent, with instances of missing personal items raising concerns about accountability.

    Facility condition and environmental management show a split as well. Grounds and some interiors are described as well maintained, but other accounts raise sanitation and maintenance issues inside resident rooms and common areas, including odor concerns, overflowing trash, evidence of pest-control problems, and aging furnishings or building elements requiring repair. These environmental issues can affect resident comfort and perceived safety.

    Dining and activities present a mixed picture: activity programming and social spaces are frequently praised, and some residents enjoy the food, but others report inconsistent meal assistance and variable food quality. Staffing patterns—stronger daytime coverage than nights in some descriptions—appear to influence both dining assistance and general responsiveness.

    Management and leadership impressions vary considerably. Some families encountered responsive managers and named staff who intervened effectively; others experienced difficulty reaching leadership, lengthy resolution times, or staff conduct concerns that they believe warranted further investigation. Given the breadth of positive and negative comments, prospective residents and families should conduct a focused tour and targeted inquiries: confirm current staffing ratios, observe cleanliness in resident rooms and bathrooms, ask about memory-care staff training and supervision, review medication-administration and wound-care protocols, and request recent inspection or survey results. Document any concerns and identify point people for escalation if problems arise.

    In summary, the facility demonstrates clear strengths in individualized compassionate care by specific staff members, social programming, and an accessible campus, but it also exhibits systemic weaknesses in staffing consistency, clinical oversight, cleanliness/maintenance, communication, and administrative controls. These mixed patterns mean that experiences can vary widely; careful, specific vetting is advised for families considering placement, especially for residents with memory-care needs or higher clinical complexity.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 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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    Saugus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is located at 266 Lincoln Ave, Saugus, MA, 01906.

    About Saugus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

    Saugus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center sits in Saugus, Massachusetts, and offers both short-term rehabilitation and long-term nursing care with a focus on quality healthcare for seniors, and the place holds 80 certified beds and runs every hour of every day, with reported nurse staffing of 2.96 hours per resident per day, so there's always someone for care needs, and you'll find a team of licensed nurses, skilled rehabilitation specialists, and experienced caregivers who manage different medical needs, from memory care for those with cognitive changes to specialized therapies like physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy, and you'll also see palliative, hospice, and post-surgical care options as well as outpatient therapy services, plus therapeutic transition suites for recovery, and not just care for the moment, but also health planning services and personalized care plans so each resident's needs, goals, and abilities get attention, and since September 2024, Zenith Care LLC has managed the center, which is owned by Ma Snf Holdings LLC and run for profit through a limited liability company, and you might notice new faces since the center has changed ownership in the last year. The facility participates in care transitions programs, works on wellness projects like Sepsis Smart and Falls Prevention, focuses on reducing off-label use of antipsychotic drugs, and provides staff training such as RCA courses, plus they belong to the Mass Senior Care association, support advocacy for caregiver wage issues, and have a foundation for senior care initiatives, all while offering a sense of community, modern amenities, and tailored care.

    Inspection reports have found deficiencies, with a total of 54 noted in recent surveys, which include issues with medication error prevention, pharmacy service problems, pressure ulcer care, and at least two deficiencies related to infection control, but while there's been no actual harm from the pressure ulcer care issue, inspectors decided the problem could lead to more than minimal harm, and there's been at least one deficiency about failure to develop policies to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft, though no major harm has been reported from these findings, and the center has had complaint inspections noting pressure ulcer care and medication error concerns along with various other care requirement deficiencies. Saugus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center has several accreditations and community recognitions for safety and care, and its daily operations try to provide kindness, support, and understanding for residents, with staff and administration always on hand, and the programs and care here aim to help people be as comfortable and independent as possible, whether for a short rehab stay or longer term living.

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