VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC — Nursing Home in WAKEFIELD, MA
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 149 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 79.8 |
| CMS Certification Number | 225400 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 4.43 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 0.78 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC had 28 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (February 4, 2025), including 4 classified as severe.
Inspection Findings — February 4, 2025
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Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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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. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Level J)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (Level C)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Level J)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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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. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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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. (Level J)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Post nurse staffing information every day. (Level C)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. (Level J)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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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. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Level E)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Level E)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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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. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Level F)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level E)Corrected — April 2, 2025
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Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (Level F)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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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. (Level D)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. (Level E)Corrected — March 13, 2025
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Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. (Level E)Corrected — March 13, 2025
Vantage at Wakefield LLC is a 149-bed nursing home in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 4.4 hours per resident day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.9. Its most recent inspection, in February 2025, cited 28 deficiencies, 4 of them severe. It is on CMS's Special Focus Facility list, a designation for persistently poor-performing nursing homes. CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon.
This facility’s nurse staffing level is stronger than the state average, which can be important for daily care. However, the facility is on the Special Focus Facility list, has an abuse flag, and had multiple recent deficiencies including several severe ones, so it’s reasonable to ask what specific corrective actions have been taken and how those issues—particularly the concerns about resident rights, communication of incidents, and clinical oversight—are being addressed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC Medicare and Medicaid certified?
VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC's CMS star rating?
VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC?
VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC reports 4.43214 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC had 28 total deficiencies, including 4 classified as severe.
How many beds does VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC have?
VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC has 149 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- BEAR HILL HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER — 3/5 — 1.5 mi
- GREENWOOD NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER — 5/5 — 1.7 mi
- ELMHURST HEALTHCARE (THE) — 5/5 — 3.0 mi
- MELROSE HEALTHCARE — 1/5 — 3.1 mi
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF STONEHAM — 3/5 — 3.7 mi
- BEAR MOUNTAIN AT READING — 1/5 — 4.1 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.