Cycle 1
Health 2024-10-28 · Fire 2024-10-28
3 health deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
Pittsfield, MA
Berkshire Place
4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with $8,648 in total fines with 3 recent health deficiencies with 3 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
290 South Street, Pittsfield, MA
(413) 445-4056
Overall
4 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
54
Certified beds
Average residents
49
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
2001-10-29
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.75
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.65 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.36
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.96 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
3.23
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.26 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
5.33
All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
2.11
RN + LPN hours · state 1.60 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
4.79
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.45 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.40
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.46 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.03
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.85
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
6.06
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.20
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
25%
Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
50%
Annual nurse turnover · state 40% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
9,699
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
22.8
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9830
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
0
Baseline 17.51% · Performance 23.15% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 6.64% · Performance 7.70% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
2.94
Baseline 40.98% · Performance 51.67% · Measure score 2.94 · Achievement 2.94 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
6.18
Baseline 4.50 hours · Performance 4.84 hours · Measure score 6.18 · Achievement 6.18 · Improvement 2.10
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.3% |
10.72%
0.6 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 188 · Observed rate 7.98% · Lower 95% interval 8.62% |
| Discharge to community | 64.84% |
50.57%
14.3 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 179 · Observed rate 73.74% · Lower 95% interval 59.79% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.68 |
1.02
0.3 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 96% |
95.27%
0.7 pts better
|
Numerator 144 · Denominator 150 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.67% |
0.77%
0.1 pts better
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 150 |
| Discharge self-care score | 51.97% |
53.69%
1.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 66 · Denominator 127 |
| Discharge mobility score | 78.74% |
50.94%
27.8 pts better
|
Numerator 100 · Denominator 127 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 0% |
2.29%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 150 · Adjusted rate 0% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.7% |
7.12%
0.6 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 106 · Observed rate 5.66% · Lower 95% interval 3.81% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 100% |
8.2%
91.8 pts better
|
Numerator 47 · Denominator 47 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 50% |
42%
8 pts better
|
Numerator 52 · Denominator 104 |
| Discharge function score | 81.1% |
56.45%
24.6 pts better
|
Numerator 103 · Denominator 127 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 21 · Denominator 21 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 102 · Denominator 102 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 65.67% |
25.2%
40.5 pts better
|
Numerator 44 · Denominator 67 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.8 |
1.9
0.1 pts better
|
1.9
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.8 · Observed 1.8 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.6 |
1.5
0.9 pts better
|
1.8
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.6 · Observed 0.6 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 91.7% |
92.2%
0.5 pts worse
|
93.4%
1.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 93.5% · Q2 83.3% · Q3 97.1% · Q4 93.5% · 4Q avg 91.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 85.0% |
94.8%
9.8 pts worse
|
95.5%
10.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 85.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 5.3% |
3.5%
1.8 pts worse
|
3.3%
2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.5% · Q2 5.6% · Q3 5.9% · Q4 3.2% · 4Q avg 5.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.9% |
12.0%
11.1 pts better
|
11.4%
10.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.8% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 4.0% |
5.2%
1.2 pts better
|
5.4%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.8% · Q2 8.0% · Q3 3.4% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 4.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 13.2% |
19.2%
6 pts better
|
19.6%
6.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.3% · Q2 14.3% · Q3 16.7% · Q4 7.4% · 4Q avg 13.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 13.5% |
22.5%
9 pts better
|
16.7%
3.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 19.2% · Q3 12.0% · Q4 11.5% · 4Q avg 13.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 18.9% |
17.7%
1.2 pts worse
|
16.3%
2.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q3 16.5% · 4Q avg 18.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 22.4% |
17.6%
4.8 pts worse
|
14.9%
7.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 24.0% · Q3 25.0% · Q4 15.4% · 4Q avg 22.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
1.0%
1 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.6% |
2.0%
0.4 pts better
|
1.7%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.2% · Q2 3.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 25.5% |
21.7%
3.8 pts worse
|
19.8%
5.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.9% · Q2 32.2% · Q3 17.4% · Q4 20.7% · 4Q avg 25.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 5.8% |
4.6%
1.2 pts worse
|
5.1%
0.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.2% · Q2 6.1% · Q3 3.5% · Q4 4.2% · 4Q avg 5.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 72.7% |
77.1%
4.4 pts worse
|
81.7%
9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 69.8% · Q2 68.9% · Q3 88.7% · Q4 61.0% · 4Q avg 72.7% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 19.8% |
11.8%
8 pts worse
|
12.0%
7.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 19.8% · Observed 16.9% · Expected 9.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.4% |
1.3%
0.9 pts better
|
1.6%
1.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.4% · 4Q avg 0.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 78.0% |
77.7%
0.3 pts better
|
79.7%
1.7 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 78.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 34.4% |
25.8%
8.6 pts worse
|
23.9%
10.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 34.4% · Observed 24.7% · Expected 17.1% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2023-08-17 · Fire 2023-08-17
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (1 deficiency)
Cycle 3
Health 2022-04-22 · Fire 2022-04-22
10 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (4 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-28
E41 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2024-12-10
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-28
K291 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-12-10
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-28
K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-12-10
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-08-17
E41 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2023-09-14
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-08-17
K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-09-14
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-28
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-11-19
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-28
F758 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-11-19
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-10-28
F773 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2024-11-19
G · Actual harm
2023-08-17
F580 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2023-09-15
G · Actual harm
2023-08-17
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-09-15
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-08-17
F637 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Corrected 2023-09-15
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-08-17
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-09-15
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-08-17
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-09-15
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-08-17
F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-09-15
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-06-06
F887 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
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 member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2023-06-23
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-06-06
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-06-23
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-06-06
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-06-23
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-04-22
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2022-05-27
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-04-22
F886 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.
Corrected 2022-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-04-22
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2022-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-04-22
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-04-22
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2022-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-04-22
F758 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2022-05-27
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-04-22
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2022-05-27
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$8,648
2023-08-17
Fine
Fine · fine $8,648
Fine
Ownership
Berkshire Retirement Home Inc
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Forfa, Edward
Corporate Director · Individual
Forfa, Edward
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Furlano, Nelson
Corporate Director · Individual
Gilligan, Mark
Corporate Director · Individual
Guyette, Shelley
Corporate Director · Individual
Herrick, Richard
Corporate Director · Individual
Kahn, Craig
Corporate Director · Individual
Kirby, Elizabeth
Corporate Director · Individual
Mara, Dorothy
Corporate Director · Individual
Marinaro, Vincent
Corporate Director · Individual
Mckenna, Mark
Corporate Director · Individual
Mcninch, Jacqueline
Corporate Director · Individual
Murphy, John
Corporate Director · Individual
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