Atria Marina Place

Is Atria Marina Place a certified assisted living residence in Massachusetts?

Yes. Atria Marina Place at 4 Seaport Drive, Quincy, MA 02171 is listed as Certified on the Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE) list of certified Assisted Living Residences dated June 25, 2026, and has held certification since March 12, 1999. Massachusetts certifies assisted living residences rather than licensing them, so there is no license number to look up — the state identifies each residence by name and address.

Atria Marina Place is one of the longer-running residences in Norfolk County: its certification dates to 1999, the first years of the Massachusetts ALR program after the 1994 law that created it.

Check the record yourself on the mass.gov page for Atria Marina Place, which also lists the unit counts, ownership flags and any posted Compliance Review Report.

What did the latest Massachusetts compliance review of Atria Marina Place find?

AGE's most recent posted Compliance Review of Atria Marina Place, conducted March 18, 2025, resulted in a Plan of Correction required across 4 lettered finding areas, 3 of them marked as repeat findings from the prior review.

The report's findings covered emergency-call (e-call) response times, resident assessments and service plans, the quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program and on-time reporting of resident incidents to the state.

A Plan of Correction is the standard outcome of a Massachusetts compliance review: the residence answers each finding in writing and AGE grants recertification once the fixes are accepted. It is not a suspension or fine. Nearly every residence with a posted report in Greater Boston received one, so the useful comparison is which areas were cited and whether they repeat.

For context, the median posted report for a Norfolk County residence lists 6 finding areas; Atria Marina Place's latest lists fewer than that.

Read the full Compliance Review Report on mass.gov →

Does Atria Marina Place offer memory care in Quincy?

Yes. Atria Marina Place has a certified Special Care Residence with 21 units — about 19% of its 110 certified units. In Massachusetts, memory care is delivered in a Special Care Residence (SCR) inside a certified ALR; it is not a separate license.

Statewide, the median ALR with an SCR has about 20 SCR units, so Atria Marina Place's Special Care Residence is close to the statewide norm.

Where is Atria Marina Place located in Quincy, MA?

Atria Marina Place is at 4 Seaport Drive, Quincy, MA 02171, in Norfolk County. Hospitals families in Quincy commonly use include South Shore Hospital (Weymouth) and Boston Medical Center.

Quincy, the largest city in Norfolk County, is served by four Red Line stations and sits on the harbor at Marina Bay and Wollaston.

There are 4 other certified residences in Quincy: Discovery Village Quincy, Fenno House, The Assisted Living Residences at Hancock Park, The Atrium at Faxon Woods.

Veterans and surviving spouses can be served by the VA Boston Healthcare System (Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury and Brockton campuses) and may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance toward assisted living costs.

How does Atria Marina Place compare with other assisted living in Norfolk County?

With 110 certified units, Atria Marina Place is larger than most among the 37 certified residences in Norfolk County (number 4 by unit count); the county median is 77 units.

30 of those 37 residences have Special Care Residence units, 4 report nonprofit ownership on their state profile, and 5 list low-income options.

It is co-located with a nursing home, which can make a later move to skilled care less disruptive.

Closest in size among Norfolk County residences, from the same state records:

How much does Atria Marina Place cost per month?

Massachusetts does not publish prices for individual residences, so ask Atria Marina Place for its written fee schedule. Statewide, AGE's 2025 census report puts the median monthly fee range at $4,228–$9,225 for traditional units and $7,218–$10,886 for Special Care units.

Greater Boston generally runs above those statewide medians: this site's cost research puts typical assisted living at $5,800–$8,200/mo in 2026, with Brookline, Newton, Cambridge and the Back Bay at the high end.

Its state profile lists no low-income options, so expect private pay for rent.

MassHealth does not pay assisted living rent. Some residences accept MassHealth Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC) or a Senior Care Options (SCO) plan for personal-care services; ask the residence directly, and see our Frail Elder Waiver guide for at-home alternatives.

What should you ask when touring Atria Marina Place?

Start with the areas the state already flagged at Atria Marina Place — emergency-call (e-call) response times, resident assessments and service plans, the quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program — and ask what changed after the review; then cover staffing, fees and move-out triggers.

• What is your average pendant/e-call response time overnight, and can I see last month's response log?
• How often is a resident's service plan reassessed, and who attends that meeting?
• What has your quality-improvement committee changed in the past year?
• How do you notify families and the state after a fall or other incident, and how fast?
• How long have the executive director and resident care director been in their roles?
• Is a nurse on site every day, and who covers nights and weekends?
• What happens if a resident runs out of private funds?
• Can we visit at mealtime and in the evening without an appointment?

Visit twice — once at a meal — and read the residency agreement before paying a deposit. Massachusetts gives ALR residents specific resident rights, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program can help if problems come up later.

How does moving into Atria Marina Place work?

Before anyone moves into Atria Marina Place, Massachusetts rules require the residence to screen and assess the prospective resident and agree a written service plan with the family.

• Residency agreement and disclosures. The residence must give you its residency agreement and a disclosure of fees, services and discharge terms; take them home and compare them before paying a deposit.
• Special Care Residence admission. Admission to Atria Marina Place's 21-unit Special Care Residence is based on a dementia diagnosis and an assessment that the secured setting is appropriate; ask what criteria would move a resident between its traditional and Special Care units.
• Medication plan. Decide whether your parent will self-administer, receive Self-Administered Medication Management (SAMM) help from aides, or need Limited Medication Administration (LMA) by a nurse — it affects both care and fees.
• Payment. Rent and care are almost always private pay in an ALR; long-term care insurance and VA Aid & Attendance can offset them.

If Atria Marina Place has no opening, ask to join its waitlist and keep touring — availability at large Greater Boston residences changes month to month.

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