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Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr
308 Kingstown Way, Duxbury, MA 02332 · Plymouth County · (781) 585-5561
120 certified beds, about 110 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1984
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 225279 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 18, 2025, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).
None of its 4 health citations since May 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.73 hours per resident per day, against 3.86 across Massachusetts and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.60 of those hours.
42.3% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
CMS links it to Banecare Management, an affiliated group of 7 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 4 health citations on file.
July 18, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations
July 9, 2024Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to adhere to infection control procedures during a wound dressing change for one Resident (#26) of a sample size of 22 residents.
- B Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment accurately reflected the Resident's status for two Residents (#44 and #70), out of a sample of 22 residents. Specifically, the facility failed: 1. For Resident #44, to accurately reflect hospice services; and 2. For Resident #70, to accurately reflect Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
May 17, 2023Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, interviews, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure the Physician signed and dated all orders for 12 Residents (#11, #51, #80, #105, #71, #50, #108, #21, #52, #5, #56, and #67), out of a total sample of 22 residents.
- D Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents and/or their representatives were informed and given necessary information to make health care decisions including the risks and benefits of psychotropic medications prior to their use for one Resident (#50), out of a total sample of 22 residents.
Fire safety inspections
13 fire safety citations on file: 1 on July 9, 2024, 12 on May 17, 2023.
Every fire safety citation13 citations
- F Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- E Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- D Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- D Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- C Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- C Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- C Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- C Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.73 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.44 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.15 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 42.3% | 38.2% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 50.0% | 42.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.63 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.84 on weekdays and 3.44 on weekends, 10% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.6% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.65 in April to June 2025 to 3.73 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.73 | 0.60 | 3.84 | 3.44 | 0.6% | 0 of 90 | 110 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.88 | 0.70 | 4.08 | 3.39 | 0.1% | 0 of 92 | 112 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.78 | 0.58 | 3.94 | 3.38 | 1.0% | 0 of 92 | 108 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.65 | 0.58 | 3.81 | 3.26 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 111 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Massachusetts, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.79 | 0.61 | 3.94 | 3.41 | 5.0% | 0.4% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 10.1 | 16.4 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.3 | 21.4 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 23.8 | 25.7 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: BANE BAY PATH LLC. CMS links this home to Banecare Management, a group of 7 nursing homes averaging 3.9 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Health Management LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 01/28/2022 |
| Faria, Marie | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 01/28/2022 | |
| Morris, Kevin | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/28/2022 | |
| Bane Care Management LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 07/01/2016 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on July 9, 2024: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on July 9, 2024: "Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment."
- How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 17, 2023: "Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 17, 2023: "Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.44 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.48.
Other nursing homes nearby
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- Plymouth Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Plymouth, 7.3 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 48 citations
- Plymouth Harborside Healthcare Plymouth, 7.5 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 59 citations
- Life Care Center of Plymouth Plymouth, 7.7 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 0 citations
- Cardigan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Scituate, 10.4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 11 citations
- Royal Norwell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC Norwell, 11.2 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 43 citations
- Sachem Center for Health and Rehabilitation East Bridgewater, 11.2 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 41 citations
- Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Rockland, 11.4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 14 citations
Common questions
- What is Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on July 18, 2025. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
- Has Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr?
- CMS lists 4 owners and managers, and links the home to Banecare Management. Legal business name: BANE BAY PATH LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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