Wayland Nursing & Rehab Center

Wayland Nursing & Rehab Center is a senior care community located in Wayland, MA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Wayland area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (508) 653-8500.

Operated by Royal Health Group, which runs 8 communities in our directory.

Wayland Nursing & Rehab Center is licensed for 40 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Wayland average about 55 beds.

Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 86% of its licensed beds.

Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 5 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in May 2025 and recorded no deficiencies.

Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 55%.

Medicare five-star ratings

• Overall ★★★★★ 5/5
• Health inspections ★★★★★ 5/5
• Staffing ★★★★★ 3/5
• Quality measures ★★★★★ 5/5

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare. Ratings apply to Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes and are updated by CMS monthly.

Inspection record

In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 19 problems at Wayland Nursing & Rehab Center. 1 finding involved harm to a resident.

In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $10,725.

A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies and Penalties files, updated monthly. See the full record on Medicare Care Compare.

Wayland Nursing & Rehab Center offers nursing home care and senior living.

Facility details

• Organization type for-profit corporation
• Beds / units 40
• Occupancy 86%
• Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
• Annual staff turnover 55%
• Last health inspection May 2025