RegalCare at Wakefield
RegalCare at Wakefield is a 149-bed nursing home in WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-07-01. It averages 90.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at RegalCare at Wakefield?
CMS lists 42 health-inspection deficiencies for RegalCare at Wakefield, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-03.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2026-03-03 | F0552, F0584, F0604, F0644, F0658, F0684, F0761, F0776 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them. | D |
| 2025-02-04 | F0580, F0600, F0726, F0740 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | J |
| 2025-02-04 | F0867, F0881 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | F |
| 2025-02-04 | F0756, F0760, F0880, F0919, F0949 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. / Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | E |
| 2025-02-04 | F0550, F0578, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0688, F0692, F0694, F0695, F0698, F0699, F0742, F0761, F0842, F0887 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D |
| 2025-02-04 | F0582, F0732 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2024-02-29 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E |
| 2024-02-29 | F0550, F0561, F0656, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
Why was RegalCare at Wakefield fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | Fine | $47,250 |
| 2025-02-04 | Fine | $63,843 |
How is RegalCare at Wakefield staffed relative to the MA average?
| Measure | This facility | MA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.60038 | 3.86193 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 30.2 | 38.2 |
| Average number of residents per day | 90.1 | 98.5 |
Who owns RegalCare at Wakefield, and what chain is it in?
RegalCare at Wakefield is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC and belongs to the VANTAGE CARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | VANTAGE CARE MA4 LLC | since 12/01/2023 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | JPW MASS HOLDINGS LLC, AREM, CHERYL, BROWN, YOSSI, HERSKOVITZ, MIRIAM, YUROWITZ, SAM | since 12/01/2023 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | AIGUOSATILE, AUGUSTINE | since 12/01/2023 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | YUMASI, VIVIENNE | since 12/01/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | YUROWITZ, SAM | since 12/01/2023 |
Were you or a family member harmed at RegalCare at Wakefield?