Berkshire Place
Nursing home in Pittsfield, MA
Medicare-certified4★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 290 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
- Phone
- (413) 445-4056
- Listed under
- Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
- Medicare CCN
- 225762
- Overall star rating
- 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 51
- Ownership
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Berkshire Retirement Home INC
- Certified for
- Medicare
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Oct 29, 2001
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident and family councils
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 12, 2026. CMS lists 11 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 17, 2023 to Feb 12, 2026): 4 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff… | D |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and… | D |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition | D |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | G |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 5.02 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.63 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.99 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 4.54 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 68%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 50%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 2
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.