Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital - Cape Cod
East Sandwich, MA · Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (CCN 223032)
- Patients discharged to the community (return home): Worse
- Readmissions within 30 days of discharge: No Different
- Readmissions during the rehab stay: No Different
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: No Different
- C. difficile (C. diff) infections: No Different
Ownership: Non-profit · Phone: (508) 833-4262 · Verify on Medicare Care Compare ↗
CMS rates Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital - Cape Cod worse than the national rate on discharging patients back to the community, and among 5 reported measures, none are better than national while 1 is worse than national.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital - Cape Cod's rate of discharging patients home to the community is reported as worse than the national rate, while its readmission rates after discharge are no different than the national rate.
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital - Cape Cod is a Medicare-certified, non-profit inpatient rehabilitation facility in East Sandwich, Massachusetts, providing intensive therapy to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury before returning home.
About this facility
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital - Cape Cod is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) located in East Sandwich, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. IRFs provide intensive, hospital-level therapy—physical, occupational, and speech therapy—to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury, with the goal of returning home rather than moving to long-term custodial care. This facility is non-profit and has been Medicare-certified since October 18, 1995.
According to CMS Care Compare data, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital - Cape Cod's rate of discharging patients back to the community is worse than the national rate. Its readmission measures are no different than the national rate: this includes readmissions following discharge from the facility and readmissions during the rehabilitation stay itself. On healthcare-associated infections, the facility performs no different than the national benchmark for both catheter-associated urinary tract infections and C. difficile infections.
Taken together, CMS rates this facility better than the national benchmark on 0 of 5 reported measures, and worse than the national benchmark on 1 of 5 measures, with the remaining measures showing no difference from national rates. No measures were withheld as not reported in this data set. Families considering rehabilitation after a major medical event may wish to discuss these results with the referring hospital care team. This summary reflects data published on CMS Care Compare; contact the facility directly for the most current information.
Questions patients and families ask
What is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, and how is it different from a nursing home?
An inpatient rehabilitation facility provides intensive, hospital-level therapy aimed at helping patients recover function quickly and return home, whereas nursing homes typically provide longer-term, lower-intensity custodial care.
How often do patients at this facility recover enough to return home?
CMS reports that this facility's rate of discharging patients to the community is worse than the national rate.
How does this facility compare to national rates on readmissions?
Readmission rates both following discharge and during the rehabilitation stay are reported as no different than the national rate.
How does this facility compare on healthcare-associated infections?
Rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and C. difficile infections are both no different than the national benchmark.
Does Medicare cover care at this facility?
Yes, this facility is Medicare-certified, meaning it meets Medicare's requirements for inpatient rehabilitation care.
Who owns this facility?
The facility is operated as a non-profit organization.
How long has this facility been Medicare-certified?
This facility has been Medicare-certified since October 18, 1995.
What conditions does inpatient rehabilitation treat?
The data provided does not specify which conditions this facility treats; please contact the facility at (508) 833-4262 or verify on Medicare Care Compare.
How is this facility's overall quality picture on CMS measures?
Of the 5 reported measures, CMS rates this facility better than national on 0, worse than national on 1, and no different than national on the rest.
How do I verify this facility's current record on Medicare Care Compare?
You can review the most current data at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/inpatient-rehabilitation-facility/223032?state=MA.
What should I ask when choosing an inpatient rehab facility?
Consider asking about discharge-to-community rates, readmission rates, and infection rates, all of which are published on Medicare Care Compare.
How do I arrange a transfer to this facility from the hospital?
The data provided does not include transfer or admission procedures; please contact the facility directly at (508) 833-4262.
Data: CMS Care Compare (Aug2026 refresh). Outcome comparisons are CMS's published measures relative to the national rate. Verify current details with the facility and Medicare before making care decisions.