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RegalCare at Wakefield

An independent review of Regalcare At Wakefield's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

ONE BATHOL STREET · WAKEFIELD, MA 01880 · 149 beds
Phone: 7812457600
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility raises serious safety concerns and ranks well below its peers.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs high RN turnover (70%); $111,093 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Staffing rating improved from 1 to 3 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare staffing rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 3. The staffing rating reflects nurse hours per resident per day and staff turnover. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Total federal fines rose to $111,093

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $63,843 to $111,093. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
1 / 5
Staffing
★★★
3 / 5
Health Inspection
1 / 5
Quality Measures
★★
2 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (1 of 5 stars).
  • $111,093 in federal fines across 2 penalties.
  • High registered-nurse turnover (70%), care continuity may suffer.

How it compares vs. 341 MA nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of MA homes
Staffing rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 35% of MA homes
Health-inspection rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of MA homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.60038hrs
Better than 38% of MA homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.60486hrs
Better than 52% of MA homes
RN turnover
70%
Better than 8% of MA homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Massachusetts, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

2
Fines
$111,093
Total fines
0
Payment denials
2
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.60486
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.60038
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.60587
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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