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Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center

Nursing home in Lenox, MA

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
40 Sunset Avenue, Lenox, MA 01240
Phone
(413) 637-5015
Listed under
Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
225764
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
74
Average residents per day
70
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Berkshire Extended Care Services INC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
May 6, 2002
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 225764. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 9, 2025. CMS lists 9 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 22, 2023 to Jan 13, 2026): 1 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jan 13, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 9, 2025Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 9, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 15, 2024Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 15, 2024Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 15, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2023Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 22, 2023Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 22, 2023Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

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.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.42 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.87 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.32 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.63 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
41%
RN turnover (yearly)
23%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

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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