Seacoast Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Helping You Recover, Regain Independence, and Return Home

At Seacoast Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester, Massachusetts, we specialize in short-term rehabilitation and subacute skilled nursing care for patients recovering from a hospital stay, surgery, illness, or injury. Conveniently located next to Addison Gilbert Hospital, our 142-bed rehabilitation and nursing center provides personalized medical care, comprehensive rehabilitation services, and the support patients need to regain strength, restore independence, and return home safely.

Serving Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and communities throughout the North Shore, Seacoast offers a welcoming environment where experienced healthcare professionals work together to support each patient’s recovery.

Whether you’re recovering from orthopedic surgery, a cardiac event, a serious illness, or a prolonged hospitalization, Seacoast provides individualized short-term rehabilitation programs designed around your specific medical and functional needs.

Our rehabilitation services include:

• Physical Therapy: Helping patients improve strength, balance, mobility, and walking ability.
• Occupational Therapy: Supporting independence with everyday activities such as dressing, bathing, and personal care.
• Speech Therapy: Addressing communication, cognitive, and swallowing difficulties.
• Skilled Nursing Care: Providing 24-hour nursing support, medication management, and ongoing medical monitoring.
• Discharge Planning: Coordinating a safe, successful transition from rehabilitation back home.

Our interdisciplinary team works closely with patients and families to establish realistic recovery goals and develop individualized care plans that promote progress throughout the rehabilitation process.

One of Seacoast’s distinguishing features is our dedicated medical team. We are the only facility in the area offering full-time onsite rounding physician and nurse practitioner teams, providing consistent medical oversight and continuity of care throughout rehabilitation.

Our rehabilitation program is further supported by a rounding physiatrist — a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This specialized approach focuses on improving physical function, managing pain, and addressing barriers to recovery, with the goal of helping patients return home as safely and efficiently as possible.

By combining skilled nursing, rehabilitative therapies, and specialized medical oversight, Seacoast provides coordinated care for patients transitioning from the hospital to home.

For patients and families seeking short-term rehabilitation near Addison Gilbert Hospital, Seacoast offers the convenience of receiving post-hospital care right here in Gloucester.

Our location also makes Seacoast a convenient rehabilitation option for patients and families throughout Cape Ann and the North Shore, including those transitioning from Beverly Hospital and other regional hospitals.

In addition to our short-term rehabilitation and subacute nursing programs, Seacoast provides compassionate long-term skilled nursing care for individuals who require ongoing medical attention and daily assistance.

A secure memory care unit is also available for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia who require additional supervision and support.

Whether a patient needs a short period of rehabilitation following hospitalization or more comprehensive long-term care, our team is committed to providing individualized care in a supportive, comfortable environment.