Wedgemere Healthcare
146 Dean Street, Taunton, MA, 02780
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Next Step Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 94 · avg 76 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 44.8% — higher than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 70% — higher than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $129,794 total
- Infection control citations
- 2
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225067
- Certified beds
- 94 beds · avg 76 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- 146 Dean Street Operator Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Next Step Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Next Step Healthcare chain — 14 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.0 / 5.
Parent entity
Next Step Healthcare Llc
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Next Step Healthcare Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Dane a Rank
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Irving Raul Restituyo
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
- Damian Dell'anno
Corporate Officer · 50% · since 2017
- William Stephan
Corporate Officer · 50% · since 2017
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 49)
- D0842·Jan 6, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0777·Jan 6, 2026Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- E0921·Jan 21, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E0880·Jan 21, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0842·Jan 21, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0761·Jan 21, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0693·Jan 21, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0676·Jan 21, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $130K
Most recent events
- Dec 18, 2023Fine · $130K
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 21, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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