Nursing home report
Registered name: RegalCare at Wakefield
WAKEFIELD, MA · Medicare-certified · 149 beds
Vantage at Wakefield LLC has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and a 2-star quality rating. It has $63,843 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty, with cited issues including resident notification, abuse prevention, and staff competency.
Health inspections
Staffing
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to ensure residents received the behavioral health care and services they needed. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 740 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $63,843 was recorded.
Health inspection found 28 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 15 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $63,843 in total fines.
Federal fine
Feb 4, 2025
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
