Saugus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

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

    Caring staff during hip recovery

    I feel completely in good hands - the nursing and day staff were caring, patient and attentive during my hip recovery (Florence, Barry, Ann, Gloria, Andy and Mauri were terrific). The place is clean, the activities and management are responsive, and I enjoy being here; I would highly recommend their caring team.

    Current/former 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

    2.84·(38)

    Overall rating

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

      2.2
    • Staff

      2.4
    • Meals

      1.8
    • Amenities

      2.7
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Well-maintained grounds and common areas
    • Accessible location with adequate parking
    • Attentive nursing and rehabilitation staff
    • Compassionate bedside caregivers
    • Responsive unit leadership and nursing supervisors
    • Supportive physical-therapy and recovery services
    • Engaging activity and social programs
    • Personalized attention from day-shift staff
    • Clean areas and orderly sections noted by families
    • Outdoor break accommodations

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and turnover
    • Variable staff professionalism and responsiveness
    • Cleanliness and sanitation issues in resident rooms and common areas
    • Incontinence-care delays and lapses
    • Medication-management and administration errors
    • Gaps in clinical skills for complex wound and memory care
    • Weak communication with families and interdisciplinary teams
    • Safety and infrastructure deterioration (aging furniture, mold, code concerns)
    • Pest-control concerns in some units
    • Inadequate documentation and inefficient discharge processes
    • Personal property security and inventory control weaknesses
    • Unreliable meal-service continuity and limited dining assistance
    • Unsafe resident-handling and transfer-practice gaps
    • Cost transparency and billing concerns

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewers present a mixed and highly polarized picture of care quality at this facility. Positive comments describe individual caregivers and units that provide attentive, compassionate service—families credited nursing and rehabilitation staff with helping patients recover after surgery, and activity staff were noted for facilitating socialization in maintained common areas. Several named employees received praise for personal attention and for making residents feel safe during recovery. The site’s location, parking and outdoor spaces are frequently regarded as convenient and pleasant.

    However, a substantial number of reviews describe operational and clinical concerns that affect perceived overall quality. The most common themes are inconsistent staffing levels and variability in staff professionalism and responsiveness. These staffing issues are associated with delays in attending to residents’ needs, inconsistent assistance with toileting and personal care, and reported lapses in medication administration. Reviewers also describe instances suggesting gaps in clinical skill for wound management and memory-care needs; families specifically raised concerns about the facility’s suitability for residents with cognitive impairment.

    Facility condition and infection-control issues are recurring themes. Multiple comments point to aging infrastructure, deteriorating furnishings, mold or ceiling problems in bathrooms, overflowing waste in rooms, and pest-control concerns. Cleanliness and sanitation were described as inconsistent across units—some families reported orderly, clean areas, while others reported sanitation deficiencies. These environmental concerns are often cited alongside reports of missing or mishandled personal belongings and weaknesses in property-inventory controls.

    Communication and administrative processes are another area of concern. Families cited weak or delayed communication from nursing leadership, therapy, and case management, as well as lengthy or inefficient discharge paperwork. Complaints about billing, perceived high costs, and limited transparency about charges also appeared. Conversely, some reviewers noted responsive management and an accessible head nurse who improved their experience.

    Dining and activities show mixed feedback. Activity offerings and opportunities for socialization receive positive remarks, while food quality and meal assistance are described as inconsistent; some residents reportedly need more help making meal choices. Rehabilitation and therapy services were praised in several accounts for supporting recovery, but others reported delays in starting rehab or issues coordinating care.

    Notable patterns: experiences are highly variable—several families describe compassionate, competent care and a supportive recovery environment, while others describe systemic problems that pose risks to resident safety and comfort. Given the polarized feedback, prospective residents and families should prioritize direct observation and targeted questions during a tour: ask about staffing ratios and turnover, memory-care expertise, medication administration protocols and reconciliation, infection-control and pest-management practices, property-inventory procedures, and how the facility handles family communication and discharge coordination. Additionally, inquire about recent corrective actions for infrastructure and sanitation issues and request references from current or recent families to help assess consistency of care.

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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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