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54/100

Below average

Regalcare At Taunton

68 Dean Street - Rear, Taunton, MA 02780

CMS 1/5 stars #25 of 28 in Bristol County (508) 824-1467
Certified beds
100
Occupancy
84%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Special Focus Facility

    CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program for a persistent pattern of poor care. These homes get inspected twice as often.

Our read on Regalcare At Taunton

Regalcare At Taunton runs about 3.31 nurse hours per resident each day, roughly 14% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 15% below its own weekday staffing. The current inspection record carries 36 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and four related to abuse, and the health inspection rating sits at 1 out of 5. Annual turnover is 48.7%, a few points above the national figure. This is a for-profit corporate home with 100 certified beds, last inspected May 13, 2025. If you're considering it, ask directly how the abuse-related citations were resolved and what weekend coverage looks like on the floor.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing8.5/30Stability9/15Outcomes5/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

8.5/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.07 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.72 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →49% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

5/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 54 (grade D), CMS Special Focus Facility

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.31 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.72 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.80 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover48.70%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: May 13, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of REGALCARE, which operates 9 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Regalcare At Taunton

What is the ElderGrade for Regalcare At Taunton? +

Regalcare At Taunton holds an ElderGrade of D (54 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Regalcare At Taunton? +

Residents receive an average of 3.31 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Regalcare At Taunton been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Regalcare At Taunton accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Regalcare At Taunton is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.