RegalCare at Wakefield
Nursing home in Wakefield, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225400
One Bathol Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 149
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 3, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- $94,556 (2)
Does RegalCare at Wakefield take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. RegalCare at Wakefield is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours RegalCare at Wakefield reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.58
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.56
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.77
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.25
- Weekend total hours
- 3.37
- Nursing staff turnover
- 22.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 58.8%
- Administrators who left
- 4
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 3, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 4, 2025, found 28.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined RegalCare at Wakefield 2 times in the past 3 years, for $94,556 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 95.7 residents live here, about 64% of its 149 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 149
- Average residents per day
- 95.7
- Certified since
- July 1, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns RegalCare at Wakefield
- Legal business name
- Wakefield Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 10 homes nationally under Regalcare, 1.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near RegalCare at Wakefield
- Bear Hill Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center11 North Street, Stoneham 02180
- Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center90 Greenwood Street, Wakefield 01880
- The Elmhurst Healthcare743 Main Street, Melrose 02176
- Melrose Healthcare40 Martin Street, Melrose 02176
- Life Care Center Of Stoneham25 Woodland Road, Stoneham 02180
Who inspects nursing homes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Massachusetts, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run RegalCare at Wakefield, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about RegalCare at Wakefield
What is the CMS star rating of RegalCare at Wakefield?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does RegalCare at Wakefield accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at RegalCare at Wakefield?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns RegalCare at Wakefield?
Wakefield Opco LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.