★★★★★CMS 5/5101 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.25 /day
- Staff turnover
- 34%
- Serious cites
- 0
Alliance Health At Braintree runs on more nursing hours than most homes in the country, about 4.25 per resident day against a national average near 3.86, and it holds onto its staff better than average too, with turnover at 33.7% versus roughly 46% nationally. Weekend coverage dips about 13% below weekday levels, which is common but worth knowing if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. The inspection record is clean where it matters: four deficiencies on file, none causing harm, none tied to abuse, and the most recent visit was in July 2025. As a nonprofit, it answers to a board rather than shareholders.
★★★★★CMS 5/5138 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.65 /day
- Staff turnover
- 31%
- Serious cites
- 0
John Scott House runs 138 certified beds in Braintree under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nursing hours come in at 3.65 per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average of 3.86, with weekend coverage dipping about 11% below its own weekday levels. Turnover sits at 31.4%, well below the national 45.8%, so the staff who are there tend to stay. The tradeoff shows up in the inspection record: 24 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, though the most recent inspection was April 2025 and CMS rated the health inspection side 4 out of 5.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5177 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 5.21 /day
- Staff turnover
- 27%
- Serious cites
- 0
Affinity Healthcare in Braintree runs on a for-profit corporate model with 177 certified beds, and its staffing is genuinely stronger than most: 5.21 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 35% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping only about 7% below weekdays. Turnover sits at 26.9%, well under the national 45.8%. The trouble is inspection history. Forty deficiencies are on the current record, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse. Two fines total $27,648, and the last inspection came in December 2025, recent enough that the findings reflect how the place operates now. Strong staffing paired with that many serious citations is the tension worth weighing.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5204 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.59 /day
- Staff turnover
- 30%
- Serious cites
- 0
Royal Braintree runs 204 beds as a for-profit LLC, and its last health inspection came in February 2026. The record shows 33 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, but one is abuse-related, worth asking about directly. Nurse staffing sits at 3.59 hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 10% thinner than weekdays, so coverage dips when families tend to visit. What stands out favorably is turnover: 29.9% against a national 45.8% means aides and nurses are staying put, which matters for consistency of care. Quality and staffing each earned 4 of 5 stars from CMS; inspections earned 2. The gap between those numbers is the real story here.