RegalCare at Wakefield: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
RegalCare at Wakefield is a 149-bed for-profit nursing home in Wakefield, Massachusetts, part of Vantage Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 30.2% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
RegalCare at Wakefield
One Bathol StreetWakefield, MA 01880
Middlesex County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At RegalCare at Wakefield, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Massachusetts average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 197 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.19 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.45 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
30.2% of nursing staff at RegalCare at Wakefield left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 70.0%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 3, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $111,093 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 | Fine | $47,250 |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Fine | $63,843 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. RegalCare at Wakefield holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About RegalCare at Wakefield
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Vantage Care, 10 homes
- Legal name: Vantage at Wakefield LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near RegalCare at Wakefield
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Stoneham | 1.5 | 169 | 2.43 | 4.00 | 37.1% | 5 | $16,146 |
| Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Wakefield | 1.7 | 36 | 2.58 | 3.99 | 26.5% | 5 | None |
| Elmhurst Healthcare (The) Melrose | 3.0 | 45 | 2.11 | 4.32 | 38.1% | 5 | None |
| Melrose Healthcare Melrose · SFF candidate | 3.1 | 106 | 2.16 | 3.49 | 32.9% | 1 | $49,324 |
| Life Care Center of Stoneham Stoneham | 3.7 | 94 | 2.36 | 4.00 | 32.0% | 4 | $39,559 |
| OC Reading Center LLC Reading | 4.1 | 123 | 2.12 | 3.60 | 57.1% | 1 | $54,360 |
| Willow Brook Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Wilmington · abuse citation | 4.4 | 142 | 2.17 | 3.68 | 43.2% | 2 | $10,358 |
| Woburn Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Woburn | 4.6 | 140 | 2.09 | 3.95 | 36.1% | 2 | $8,512 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.