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Brookhaven at Lexington

Nursing home in Lexington, MA

Medicare-certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1010 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA 02421
Phone
(781) 863-9660
Listed under
Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
225367
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
49
Average residents per day
9
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Symmes Life Care, INC.
Certified for
Medicare
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 9, 1990
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
Yes
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 225367. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 24, 2025. CMS lists 4 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 11, 2023 to Oct 22, 2024): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Oct 22, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 22, 2024Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 22, 2024Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Oct 11, 2023Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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