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Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center

A nursing home in Lenox, Massachusetts 01240

40 Sunset Avenue, Lenox, Massachusetts 01240. (413) 637-5015.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 6 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). Every month

Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.

What these words mean7
Star ratings
CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
Scope and severity (A to L)
CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
Nurse staffing hours
The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
Fines and payment denials
A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
Capacity
The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

3 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Massachusetts average is 6.4.

Last standard inspection Dec 9, 2025.

Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

6 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 6 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 1 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Jan 13, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Rule F0842. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Feb 4, 2026.

Dec 9, 2025: standard inspection2 citations

  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Rule F0759. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 23, 2026.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 23, 2026.

Aug 15, 2024: standard inspection3 citations

  • Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

    Rule F0644. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Sep 19, 2024.

  • Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.

    Rule F0646. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Sep 19, 2024.

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Rule F0883. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Sep 19, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since May 6, 2002.
  • Not on CMS’s special focus list.
  • No abuse icon from CMS.
  • No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
  • CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
  • 74 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • No fines in the last three years.
  • No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
  • 1 citation in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Who does the caring?

4.69 nurse hours per resident per day

The Massachusetts average is 3.94.

CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeMassachusetts average
Nurse hours per resident per day4.693.94
Of which registered nurses0.840.66
At weekends3.953.52
Nursing staff turnover44.6%37.6%
Registered nurse turnover35.7%42.7%
Administrators who left1Not given

Who owns it?

  • Berkshire Retirement Community Inc. owns 100% directly since May 1, 2001.
  • Integritus Healthcare Management Services Inc. and Berkshire Retirement Community Inc. run it.
  • 7 owners or officers are people: Marcie Jo Gingras (corporate officer); Marcie Jo Gingras (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); William Kittler (runs it (operational or managerial control)); William Kittler (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); William C Jones (corporate director); William C Jones (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Thomas Consolati (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Berkshire Retirement Community Inc.Owns 5% or more directly100%May 1, 2001
Integritus Healthcare Management Services Inc.Runs it (operational or managerial control)Feb 1, 2022
Integritus Healthcare Management Services Inc.Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Feb 1, 2022
Berkshire Retirement Community Inc.Runs it (operational or managerial control)Feb 1, 2022
Berkshire Retirement Community Inc.Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Mar 26, 2025

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (Massachusetts average 3.3).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating5 of 5
Health inspections4 of 5
Staffing4 of 5
Quality measures5 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 20.0 miles, this one had the 6th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (3; the middle value was 3).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center This nursing home3
Mount Carmel Care Center2.76
Lee Healthcare2.718
Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center5.32
Berkshire Place5.92
Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center6.95
Mt Greylock Extended Care Facility7.91
Craneville Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center9.73
Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center10.813
Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation13.10
Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center18.413
Pine Haven Home20.02

What the record doesn’t say

  • Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
  • Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
  • CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
  • Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.

Sources

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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