VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC
WAKEFIELD, MA · Middlesex County · For profit - Limited Liability company · 149 certified beds
📍 One Bathol Street, Wakefield, MA 01880 · 📞 (207) 776-0678
Medicare ID: 225400 · Last Medicare inspection: Feb 4, 2025
This facility has been cited for potential issues related to abuse. CMS places this warning on facilities where inspectors identified concerns during their survey.
CMS has identified this as a facility with a history of serious quality issues that requires enhanced oversight and more frequent inspections.
Score Breakdown
What the numbers mean
VANTAGE AT WAKEFIELD LLC scored 52 out of 100 — 14 points below the state average of 66.
📋 Inspections: 33 citations over the last 36 months — 9 more than the state average (24). 4 were rated serious (G+) — inspectors found actual or potential harm to residents. 5 findings recurred across inspection cycles — indicating a problem that was not fixed.
⚠️ Staffing: Staffing levels are below average. Lower staffing is associated with longer response times, more pressure injuries, and higher hospitalization rates. Ask the facility directly about their RN-to-resident ratio and how they handle shortfalls.
⚠️ Penalties & enforcement: CMS has recorded 1 enforcement action totaling $63,843 against this facility. Penalties are only issued after a facility fails two levels of regulatory review — meaning this is a serious escalation beyond a standard citation. Ask for a written explanation of every fine and what corrective actions were taken.
💬 Complaints: Low complaint activity — few formal complaints from residents or families have triggered inspections. Ask if there is a family council you can speak with.
📊 Resident quality outcomes: Quality outcome measures are in an acceptable range. Some measures are at or near national benchmarks. Review the quality section in the full report for specifics.
What inspectors found (last 3 surveys)
Top concern areas
⚖ Penalties & Enforcement
Federal civil monetary penalties (CMPs) are only issued after a facility has failed two levels of regulatory review — meaning problems were found on inspection and the facility could not rebut the findings. This is a serious escalation beyond a standard citation.
⚠ Each enforcement action required CMS to make a separate non-compliance determination — meaning this facility failed two levels of regulatory review before any fine was issued. Ask management specifically what violations triggered these fines and what corrective steps were taken.
📅 Per-action enforcement records (date, fine amount, and penalty type for each individual action) are sourced from a separate CMS enforcement dataset and will be added in a future data update.
Resident Wellbeing — Key Indicators
These are the measures families ask about most. They come from CMS clinical assessments of every resident — not just inspection reports. Stars (★) count toward the official CMS quality star rating.
Source: CMS MDS Quality Measures & Medicare claims data. Scores shown are the most recent 4-quarter averages for long-stay residents.
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