Wedgemere Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wedgemere Healthcare is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Taunton, Massachusetts, part of Next Step Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 43.8% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Wedgemere Healthcare
146 Dean StreetTaunton, MA 02780
Bristol 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 Wedgemere Healthcare, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Massachusetts average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 159 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.21 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.18 | 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
43.8% of nursing staff at Wedgemere Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 72.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 1, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $129,794 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2023 | Fine | $129,794 |
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. Wedgemere Healthcare holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Wedgemere Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Next Step Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: 146 Dean Street Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wedgemere Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Marian Manor Of Taunton Taunton | 0.9 | 116 | 2.28 | 3.80 | 35.5% | 2 | $8,788 |
| Regalcare at Taunton Taunton | 1.8 | 100 | 1.86 | 3.31 | 48.7% | 1 | None |
| Life Care Center Of Raynham Raynham | 1.9 | 154 | 2.13 | 3.72 | 24.3% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of West Bridgewater West Bridgewater | 7.4 | 150 | 1.98 | 3.83 | 34.0% | 5 | None |
| Oakhill Healthcare Middleboro | 8.2 | 123 | 2.04 | 3.51 | 53.7% | 2 | None |
| Life Care Center Of Attleboro Attleboro | 9.8 | 123 | 2.31 | 4.09 | 34.2% | 5 | None |
| Sarah S Brayton Center Fall River | 10.3 | 183 | 2.04 | 3.43 | 38.7% | 2 | $151,920 |
| Sachem Center for Health and Rehabilitation East Bridgewater | 10.4 | 111 | 2.05 | 3.43 | 38.5% | 3 | $65,753 |
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.