Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
RegalCare at Wakefield
One Bathol Street, Wakefield, MA · (781) 245-7600
- Special Focus Facility
- Certified beds
- 149
- Residents per day
- 96
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Regalcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 1, 1990
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Massachusetts.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Massachusetts homes
RegalCare at Wakefield carries 192.5 inspection points. That is fewer than 2% of Massachusetts's 339 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Massachusetts: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–6 pts
- 4★ 6–24 pts
- 3★ 24–41 pts
- 2★ 41–76 pts
- 1★ over 76 pts
Bars show every rated home in Massachusetts by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
42 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (5)
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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J
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
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.
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J
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights8E
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
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.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
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.
- C
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- E
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.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Quality of Life and Care8D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
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.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- D
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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning7D
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Pharmacy Service4E
- D
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.
- E
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- E
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
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.
Infection Control4F
- F
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Administration3F
- D
Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.
- F
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- E
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Environmental1E
- E
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Nursing and Physician Services1C
- C
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Inspection history
2026-03-03
9 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2025-02-04
28 health deficiencies · 10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
2024-02-29
5 health deficiencies · 11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 35 min of nursing staff time a day, 34 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 35 min
Massachusetts average
3 h 56 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 23% of nursing staff and 59% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 4 administrators.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$94,556 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | Fine | $30,713 |
| 2025-02-04 | Fine | $63,843 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts worse | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine2.5 pts worse | 90.4% | 92.9% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.9 pts better | 96.4% | 93.5% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.5 pts better | 1.9% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms13.6 pts better | 3.8% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.1 pts better | 3.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication14 pts worse | 33.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication18.7 pts worse | 40.2% | 21.5% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened7.9 pts better | 6.0% | 13.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased6 pts better | 9.8% | 15.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladderAbout the same | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1 pts better | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.9 pts better | 16.5% | 20.4% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.7 pts better | 2.5% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine29.5 pts worse | 49.4% | 78.9% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit9.1 pts worse | 20.9% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.4 pts better | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine25.8 pts worse | 52.3% | 78.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.7 pts worse | 26.4% | 25.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
12 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirlis, Eliyahu | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 100% | 27 facilities |
| Elmi, Saeid | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Elmi, Saeid | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Ikegwuoaha, Linda | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mirlis, Eliyahu | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 27 facilities |
| Mirlis, Eliyahu | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 27 facilities |
| Mirlis, Eliyahu | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 27 facilities |
| Mirlis, Eliyahu | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 27 facilities |
| Monasterski, Melinda | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Pogar, Thomas | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Pogar, Thomas | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Regalcare Management 2.0 LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
25 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke13F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Miscellaneous5F
- F
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- F
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Services1F
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Egress1E
- E
Provide rooms that can be unlocked from inside without a key.
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