28 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (6 deficiencies)
Wakefield, MA
1-star overall rating with 1-star inspections with Special Focus status with abuse icon flag with $61,461 in total fines with 28 recent health deficiencies with 10 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
One Bathol Street, Wakefield, MA
(207) 776-0678
Overall
1 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
1 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
149
Certified beds
Average residents
81
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Vantage Care
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1990-07-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.66
Registered nurse staffing
LPN hours / resident day
0.84
Licensed practical nurse staffing
Aide hours / resident day
2.24
Nurse aide staffing
Weekend hours
3.73
Weekend nurse staffing
RN turnover
61%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
30%
Annual nurse turnover
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.7 |
1.9
0.8 pts worse
|
1.9
0.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.8 |
1.5
0.7 pts better
|
1.8
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 94.8% |
92.2%
2.6 pts better
|
93.4%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.9% |
94.8%
2.1 pts better
|
95.5%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 2.0% |
3.5%
1.5 pts better
|
3.3%
1.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 2.5% |
12.0%
9.5 pts better
|
11.4%
8.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.3% |
5.2%
1.1 pts worse
|
5.4%
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 29.2% |
19.2%
10 pts worse
|
19.6%
9.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 36.2% |
22.5%
13.7 pts worse
|
16.7%
19.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 7.8% |
17.7%
9.9 pts better
|
16.3%
8.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 11.6% |
17.6%
6 pts better
|
14.9%
3.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.5% |
1.0%
0.5 pts better
|
1.0%
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.2% |
2.0%
0.8 pts better
|
1.7%
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 17.7% |
21.7%
4 pts better
|
19.8%
2.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 4.7% |
4.6%
0.1 pts worse
|
5.1%
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 67.1% |
77.1%
10 pts worse
|
81.7%
14.6 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 12.6% |
11.8%
0.8 pts worse
|
12.0%
0.6 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 3.0% |
1.3%
1.7 pts worse
|
1.6%
1.4 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 70.6% |
77.7%
7.1 pts worse
|
79.7%
9.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 16.2% |
25.8%
9.6 pts better
|
23.9%
7.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (6 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (3 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-03-12
Fire Safety
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Provide rooms that can be unlocked from inside without a key.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-04-13
Fire Safety
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2023-01-20
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2023-03-19
Fire Safety
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2023-03-27
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-02-15
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-02-17
Fire Safety
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-02-10
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-02-10
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-03-27
Fire Safety
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Corrected 2023-03-19
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-02-10
Fire Safety
Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.
Corrected 2023-02-14
Inspection history
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-04-02
Health
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2025-03-13
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-04-01
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-04-01
Health
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2024-04-01
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-04-01
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-04-01
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-02-20
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
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.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Health
Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.
Corrected 2023-02-08
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $61,461
Fine
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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