Wakefield Health Care Center

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.09 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 5% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 0% of this home’s weekday level — it runs therapy on weekdays, with essentially none at the weekend. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 40 beds and averages 29.7 residents a day — about 74% occupied, or roughly 10 beds typically open. It usually has some room. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 5.05 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.61 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 3.87 is at or above the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 4.70 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 5.19 on weekdays — 9% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.65 to 0.52 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 33% is below the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are fewer than at the previous inspection — improving. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

17 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 7 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · E2025-07-22 · tag F0605 — failed to not use drugs as a restraint — pattern
  Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.05(G)Based on record review and interview; the facility failed to ensure Residents 5, 6 and 13's drug regimens were free from unnecessary medications as the facility failed to attempt Gradual Dose Reductions (GDR)s for Residents 13 and 6's antipsychotic (drugs that affect the mind, emotions, and behavior) medications and to ensure Resident 5's as needed antipsychotic medication was limited to 14 days. The sample size was 5 and the facility census was 31. Findings are: A. Review of the facility policy “Antipsychotic Medication Use” with a revision date of 7/2025 revealed the following: -the facility was to evaluate behavior interventions before using psychotropic medications and to eliminate unnecessary medications. The residents would be free from chemical restraints imposed for purposes of discipline or convenience or not required to treat the residents' medical symptoms. -resident were not to be given antipsychotic drugs unless the medication was necessary. -residents…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2025-07-22 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — pattern
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY S483.45(g) Labeling of Drugs and Biologicals Drugs and biologicals used in the facility must be labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles, and include the appropriate accessory and cautionary instructions, and the expiration date when applicable.This requirement is not met as evidenced by:LICENSURE REFERENCE NUMBER 175 NAC 12-006.12(D)(i):Based on observation, record review and interview; the facility failed to provide safe storage of drugs as: 1) Medications were left on top of the medication cart and unattended, 2) The medication cart was left unlocked with no staff in attendance, 3) The keys were in the narcotic lock box with no nurse within visualization and 4) Medications were administered to resident's without staff supervision. The total sample size was 19 and the facility census was 31.Findings are:Findings are:A. Review of the facility policy titled Storage of Medications with a revised date of 5/25 included the following:-The facility would store all drugs in a safe, secure…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-07-22 · tag F0684 — failed to provide proper treatment and quality of care — isolated
  Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Licensure Reference Number NAC 12-006.09Based on record reviews and interviews; the facility failed to complete neurological assessments to assess for potential injury after unwitnessed falls for Residents 2 and 5. The sample size was 2 and the facility census was 31. Findings are: A. Review of the facility policy Neurological Assessment last revised October 2010 revealed guidelines for a neurological assessment: 1) upon physician order; 2) when following an unwitnessed fall; 3) following a fall with a suspected head injury or trauma; or 4) when indicated by resident condition. Staff were to always include frequent vital signs and any change in vital signs or neurological status would be reported to the physician immediately. Staff were to perform neurological checks per facility protocol: Every 15 minutes x5; every 30 minutes x4; every hour x5, then every shift (AM shift was 6 AM-6 PM and PM shift was 6 PM-6 AM) for 72 hours. For residents that received anticoagulant (blood thinners), neurological checks would…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-07-22 · tag F0757 — failed to avoid unnecessary drugs — isolated
  Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.09 Based on record review and interview; the facility failed to ensure Residents 6 and 13's drug regimens were free from unnecessary medications as the facility failed to attempt Gradual Dose Reductions (GDR)s for the residents psychoactive (drugs which affect mental processes such as perception, consciousness, cognition, mood and emotions) medications. The sample size was 5 and the facility census was 31. Findings are: A. Review of the facility policy “Antipsychotic Medication Use” with a revision date of 7/2025 revealed the following: -the facility was to evaluate behavior interventions before using psychotropic medications and to eliminate unnecessary medications. The residents would be free from chemical restraints imposed for purposes of discipline or convenience or not required to treat the residents' medical symptoms. -resident were not to be given antipsychotic drugs unless the medication was necessary. -residents who used psychotropic medications received GRD’s…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2024-06-27 · tag F0758 — failed to limit and justify psychotropic drugs — pattern
  Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY D. Review of Resident 12's MDS dated [DATE] revealed the following: -diagnoses of dementia, diabetes, arthritis, anxiety, and depression, -severe cognitive impairment, -behaviors towards other people and not towards other people, -the resident was dependent with toileting, dressing, personal hygiene, bed mobility, and transfers, and -the resident received antipsychotic, antianxiety, and antidepressant medications. Review of Resident 12's Care Plan last revised 6/24/24 revealed the following: -staff were to administer psychotropic medications as ordered by the Physician and monitor side effects and effectiveness, -consult with pharmacy and the Physician to consider dose reductions when clinically appropriate, -discuss the need for ongoing need for use of medications with the physician. Review of Resident 12's Medication Administration Record revealed the resident had an order for Haloperidol (antipsychotic medication) give 0.25 milligrams (mg) by mouth every 4 hours as needed for delirium started 4/23/24 with no…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2024-06-27 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — pattern
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.18 (B) Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.18(D) Based on observations, record review and interview; the facility failed to implement enhanced barrier precautions (EBP-an infection control intervention designed to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO's) when providing assistance with high-contact care activities for Resident 4, to wash hands and change gloves at indicated intervals during the provision of cares for Resident 12, to transport soiled linens and to clean re-useable care equipment to prevent the potential for cross contamination. The total sample was size 17 and the facility census was 33. Findings are: A. Review of the facility policy Enhanced Barrier Precautions that employs gown and glove use during high contact resident care activities) with a review date of 5/2/24 revealed it was the policy of the facility to implement EBP's for the prevention of transmission of MDRO's. The following was identified regarding the initiation of…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-06-27 · tag F0582 — isolated
  Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.05(B) Based on record review and interviews; the facility failed to provide 2 (Resident 5 and 18) of 3 sampled residents/representatives with the cost of continuing to receive skilled Medicare Services, a choice of whether to appeal the facilities Medicare determination to discontinue services, or the reason for the discharge from skilled Medicare services. The facility census was 33. Findings are: A. Review of the facility policy Advanced Beneficiary Notice with a revised date of 6/10/23 revealed the purpose of the policy was to ensure compliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations by issuing an Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) to residents and/or representatives who are no longer covered by Medicare Part A. Residents/representatives would also be informed of potential financial responsibilities for services that Medicare may not cover. In addition, the following was revealed: -The ABN must be provided to the resident or their legal representative at least 48 hours in advance of any services that are likely…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-06-27 · tag F0600 — failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect — isolated
  Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.05(9) Based on record review and interview; the facility failed to protect residents 2 and 5 from potential abuse related to an allegation of staff to resident abuse. This had the potential to affect all facility residents. The facility census was 33. Findings are: A. Review of the facility policy Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation last reviewed 1/2024 revealed the following: -the facility would consider factors that indicated possible abuse such as staff, resident, or a family reporting abuse, verbal abuse of a resident was overheard, or failure to provide needs such as feeding, bathing, dressing, turning and positioning, -when suspicion of abuse, neglect or exploitation occurred, an investigation would be warranted, -the Administrator would investigate the incident and would include interviewing the resident's roommate if the resident, involved staff, and injuries found during a resident assessment, -while the investigation is conducted, accused individuals not employed…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-06-27 · tag F0609 — failed to report abuse allegations — isolated
  Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review and interview; the facility failed to complete and submit an investigation of a fall with injury for Resident 25 and to submit an investigation of an elopement for Resident 1 within the required time frames. The sample size was 5 and the facility census was 33. Findings are: A. Review of the facility policy Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation, last reviewed 1/2024 revealed the following: -the facility would consider factors indicating possible abuse such as staff, resident, or a family reporting abuse, if verbal abuse was overheard, or failure to provide needs such as feeding, bathing, dressing, turning, and repositioning, -once the resident is cared for and initial reporting has occurred, an investigation would be conducted, -the Administrator would investigate the incident and would include interviews from the resident's roommate, involved staff, and any injuries found during a resident assessment, -while the investigation is conducted, accused individuals not employed by the facility would…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-06-27 · tag F0756 — failed to review each resident's drug regimen — isolated
  Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Licensure Reference Number 175 NAC 12-006.09 Based on record review and interview; the facility failed to ensure residents were free from unnecessary medications related to long term use of an antibiotic for 1 (Resident 18) of 5 sampled residents as there was no specified duration or supporting documentation for clinical use based on laboratory results. The facility census was 33. Findings are: A. Review of the facility policy Antibiotic Stewardship with a reviewed date of 6/2024 revealed the purpose of the program was to monitor the use of antibiotics for the facility residents. The goal of the Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP) was to promote the appropriate use of antibiotics, to maximize treatment outcomes and minimize unintended consequences of antibiotic therapy. If an antibiotic was indicated Prescribers were to provide complete orders including the following: -drug name, -dose, -frequency of administration, -duration of treatment (start and stop dates or number of days of therapy), -route of administration, and -indications of use. B. Review of Resident 18's Minimum Data…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 21 rows in the source record cover these 14 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted. The source lists no ownership percentage for any of them — PECOS records a share only for equity interests, not for board or management roles.

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2024. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2024). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in NE