Cardigan Nursing Home

    59 Country Way, Scituate, MA 02066
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Caring staff, attentive and trustworthy

    I'm very pleased with the care my mom receives - staff are caring, knowledgeable and never too busy, treating residents like family. Nursing, aides and therapy teams (speech and group therapy) are attentive, proactive, and keep me informed; they help with daily needs and even small things like TV. The facility is clean, bright and welcoming - not luxurious, but I'm comfortable leaving my mom there and grateful for the compassionate, courteous team.

    Loved one of 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

    4.31·(16)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      4.3
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      4.3

    Pros

    • Courteous direct-care staff
    • Compassionate caregivers
    • Proactive problem-solving by staff
    • Assistance with daily living and therapies
    • Speech and group therapy programs
    • Attentive family communication
    • Help with cable/TV and entertainment needs
    • Clean, bright interior environment
    • Patient-centered care focus
    • Strong CNAs and nursing aides
    • Warm, welcoming atmosphere
    • Resident comfort and reassurance

    Cons

    • Staffing shortages affecting responsiveness
    • Inconsistent nursing-staff performance and coverage
    • Management accessibility and communication gaps
    • Management conduct and ethical-concern perceptions
    • Facility maintenance and upkeep deficits
    • Perceived under-resourcing or cost-cutting impacts
    • Gaps in end-of-life oversight and family communication

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews present a mixed but instructive portrait of care at this facility. Direct-care workers — particularly CNAs, aides, and therapy staff — are consistently described as courteous, compassionate, and attentive. Families emphasize practical assistance with daily activities, support for cable/TV and entertainment, and the availability of speech and group therapy programs. Several accounts characterize the environment as warm and welcoming; many relatives expressed comfort leaving loved ones there and noted clear, patient-centered communication from frontline staff.

    Clinical and therapy services appear to be a strength. Speech therapy and group therapy activities received positive mention, and therapy staff are characterized as engaged and effective. Reviewers describe nursing aides as reliable and caring. At the same time, there is evidence of variability in nursing performance and coverage: while some nurses are praised, others are described as less consistent. Reviewers also raised concerns about staffing levels, which they linked to slower responsiveness at times.

    Facility and hospitality feedback is similarly mixed. The building is described as clean and bright rather than luxurious; families appreciate the general cleanliness and the welcoming feel. However, several comments indicate that parts of the facility need additional maintenance attention and that some resources feel constrained, implying perceived under-resourcing or cost-cutting that may affect services.

    Management and leadership are the clearest source of dissatisfaction in the reviews. Multiple accounts point to limited administrative visibility, gaps in communication, and concerns about management conduct and ethics. These issues are described as distinct from the quality of frontline care and suggest uneven leadership presence and family engagement. Reviewers also raised serious concerns following a resident's death, highlighting gaps in end-of-life oversight and family communication that warrant direct inquiry.

    Dining and structured activities beyond therapy are not a dominant theme in the available feedback; no consistent pattern about meal quality or recreational programming emerged from these summaries. Prospective residents and families should directly assess dining, activity schedules, and staffing patterns during a visit. Overall, the facility appears to offer strong hands-on caregiving and therapy services but has operational weaknesses in staffing consistency, facility upkeep, and administrative responsiveness that merit careful evaluation during a tour and through follow-up questions to leadership.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 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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    Cardigan Nursing Home is located at 59 Country Way, Scituate, MA, 02066.

    About Cardigan Nursing Home

    Cardigan Nursing Home sits in a small, homelike setting where staff know the residents by name, and families see familiar faces each visit, and you'll notice the Welsh dragon logo and the name tying back to the Welsh town of Cardigan, which gives the place a bit of character. The facility organizes events and themed activities like "Mom on the Go," live music from the Four in Row with old 50s and 60s rock n' roll, and the Magic The Great Rolando Magic Show-there's even a comfort dog from Christ Lutheran Church that visits, and sometimes there's a baby animal petting zoo from Acres to Grow Farm, plus face painting, bounce house, and balloon twisting for children. Cardigan runs different care programs, ranging from respite stays for short-term breaks to long-term skilled nursing for those who need more constant help, and there's hospice care for end of life, restorative nursing, stroke care, and specific services like pain management, wound care, IV care, diabetes and cardiac care, nutritional guidance, and post-surgical recovery, and they work with hospital specialists for anything urgent. Rehabilitation is available for people coming back from surgery or dealing with strokes or other health changes, with options like cardiac rehab, orthopedic therapy, respiratory therapy, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and the staff focus on helping each person regain or keep as much function as possible, sometimes using special care plans for those with complicated health needs. Cardigan emphasizes person-centered care, safety, and quality, with policies for things like falls prevention, sepsis awareness, and reducing unnecessary use of antipsychotic medicines, and they're involved in programs like Mass Senior Care and the Massachusetts Healthcare Safety and Quality Consortium, aiming to keep up with best practices and wellness. There's a small family-owned feel with an "open door" policy welcoming families, a focus on training the staff well, and efforts to support caregiver wages. Residents can join in social and recreational activities, get support with discharge planning, and take part in wellness or health campaigns, while rooms and accommodations aim to stay comfortable and safe. Cardigan is Medicare and Medicaid certified. The goal is always to help everyone feel at home, provide needed care, and support the highest level of wellbeing possible, and the staff work to make each day better in small, practical ways.

    People often ask...

    Cardigan Nursing Home offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 59 Country Way, Scituate, MA 02066.

    No, Cardigan Nursing Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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