Assisted Living and Memory Care
The Landing at Laurel Lake
3800, 600 Laurel St, Lee, MA 01238 · Map
Licensed for 53 residents
The Landing at Laurel Lake is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Lee, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 53 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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License
Active, 53 residents
Certified Assisted Living Residence with Special Care Residence.
Nearest emergency room
9.3 miles
Berkshire Medical Center, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Landing at Laurel Lake this community | 53 | Not published | Active | 11 findings in latest review | |
| Pine Hill at Kimball Farms | 1.8 mi | 74 | Not published | Active | 4 findings in latest review |
| Wingate Residences at Melbourne | 7.6 mi | 118 | Not published | Active | 6 findings in latest review |
| Side By Side | 9.0 mi | 43 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Side by Side Assisted Living Residence Veterans Annex | 9.0 mi | 20 | Not published | Active | No record |
State inspection record11 findings in latest review
- Last compliance review
- July 9, 2025
- Reports on AGE’s page
- 1
- Latest action (as printed)
- Plan of Correction required
Compliance review, July 9, 2025 (AGE’s report)
- Review on site
- July 9, 2025
- Report dated
- July 18, 2025
- Action taken (as printed)
- Plan of Correction required
- Previous action (as printed)
- No
- Certification (as printed)
- Deemed Certified since 6/28/2025
- Review before this one
- April 25, 2023
- Corrections due by (as printed)
- August 18, 2025
- Findings cited
- 11 5 marked repeat
Summary: AGE cited 11 findings in this report, 5 of them marked as repeat findings from an earlier review. Plan of Correction required (AGE’s action).
Summary of actions, as written: “AGE conducted an on-site Compliance Review on July 9, 2025. The Landing at Laurel Lake (Residence) will continue to be certified until AGE issues a notice regarding final approval or denial of the application for recertification. Final approval will be granted when the issues discussed below have been clarified or corrected in writing. 1 The Landing at Laurel Lake July 18, 2025”
- Finding A.: General Requirements for an ALR: Emergency Response marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Delayed e-call response time not compliant with ALR policy.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(2)(b)(3)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(2)(b): Service and Service Coordination Requirements (rule text: “The Sponsor of the Assisted Living Residence shall provide or arrange for the provision of the following services by personnel meeting standards for professional qualifications and training set forth in 651 CMR 12.05, 12.07, and 12.08: 1. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding B.: General Requirements for an ALR: Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing or incomplete components of the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvements requirements. Unsafe SAMM and LMA”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(10)(c)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(10)(c): Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement › Medication Quality Plan (rule text: “The Residence shall develop and implement systems that support and promote safe SAMM, and if applicable, LMA programs. The Medication quality plan shall include but need not be limited to the following components: 1. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
- Finding C.: Record Requirements: Correspondence log
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent documentation of information necessary for the continuity of care.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.05(4)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.05(4): Record Requirements (rule text: “The Residence must maintain a staff correspondence log for each 24 hour period that communicates information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all Residents. The correspondence log must be maintained for no less than 90 days.”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding D.: General Requirements for an ALR: Service Plan Development and Requirements marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent with documenting all requirements of Assessments and Service Plans.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(7)(b)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(7)(b): Service Plan Development (rule text: “The Service Coordinator or nurse shall review the Resident's initial service plan within 30 days of the commencement of residency and document the review to ensure the Resident's needs and preferences are accurately incorporated therein [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding E.: General Requirements for an ALR: Controlled Substances
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Controlled Substance policy was not followed.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(14)(b)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(14)(b): Controlled Substances (rule text: “safeguards for the storage and disposal of all controlled substances that have been prescribed for Residents participating in SAMM and LMA.”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
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- Finding F.: Record Requirements: Personnel Record Requirements
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent documentation of personnel record requirements.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.05(3)(a)(c)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.05(3)(a): Personnel Record Requirements (rule text: “Job description;”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
- Finding G.: Resident Rights and Required Disclosures: Additional Disclosures
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing Additional Disclosures. Missing Disclosure of Rights”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.08(4) 651 CMR 12.08
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.08(4): Additional Disclosures (rule text: “EOEA may create and require the inclusion of an informational cover sheet for each Residency Agreement. Each Resident or Legal Representative executing the Residency Agreement must also sign the cover sheet in the presence of a witness.”); 651 CMR 12.08: Resident Rights and Required Disclosures
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
- Finding H.: Training Requirements: -Introductory Visits and Review -LGBTQ Inservice marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent documentation of Introductory Visits. Missing LGBTQ Inservice”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.07(7) M.G.L. c. 19A, § 43 651 CMR 12.04(1)(e)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.07(7): Introductory Visit and Review (rule text: “Prior to or within 48 hours after the provision of Personal Care Services to a Resident, a nurse shall review the Resident's service plan with all relevant personal care workers. [...]”); 651 CMR 12.04(1)(e): Physical Requirements (rule text: “Every Assisted Living Residence shall meet the requirements, of all applicable federal and state laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the state sanitary codes, state building and fire safety codes and laws and regulations [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
- Finding I.: Resident Record: Progress Notes
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Inconsistent documentation of significant events.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.05(1)(c)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.05(1)(c): Resident Record (rule text: “Progress notes, which shall document significant occurrences, either observed by or reported to Residence staff, including significant or continued changes in the Resident's behavior or memory; [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding J.: Staffing Requirements: Staffing Levels
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing documentation of Staffing Level Reviews.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.06(4)(a)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.06(4)(a): Staffing Levels (rule text: “Each Residence must develop and implement a process for determining its staffing levels. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A (sections of the report)
- Finding K.: General Requirements for an ALR: Special Care marked by AGE as a repeat finding
Details
AGE’s finding, as written: “Missing Special Care Residence (SCR) Operational Reviews. Safety issues identified in the SCR.”
Regulation cited, as printed: 651 CMR 12.04(4)(a), (d)
What the cited rule covers (651 CMR 12.00): 651 CMR 12.04(4)(a): Special Care (rule text: “All Special Care Residences shall be administered in accordance with the following safeguards: 1. [...]”)
Corrective action: See IV A&B (sections of the report)
Specific corrective actions AGE required
- Documentation confirming applicable staff received re-education on requirements for Family filled medication cassettes labels and reporting requirements to the Wellness nurse.
- Documentation of completion of all applicable staff received training on the Controlled Substance policy and procedure to provide safeguards for storage and disposal of controlled substances.
- Documentation of completion of all Personnel Record requirements for all personnel.
- Documentation to support that Introductory Visits were consistently conducted with all applicable staff.
- Documentation of an SCR operational safeguards review related to secure entry and exit doors and procedures to reduce the risk of potential hazards in the physical environment.
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- Documentation of current training for all staff on procedures on SCR Units door alarm response times.
- Documentation confirming the completion of AGE required informational cover sheets for all Residents.
- Documentation that applicable staff received training on LMA medication administration regulation requirements.
What AGE reviewed and found (AGE’s words)
- Service and Service Coordination Requirements - Emergency Response
- AGE reviewed the Personalized Emergency Response procedures developed to provide timely assistance to a Resident in the event of an emergency.
- During the months of December 2023, August 2024, and June 2025, there were 16 e-call response times over the eight-minute limit in accordance with the Resident's policy.
- Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
- AGE reviewed documentation to ensure the Residence has established an effective, ongoing quality improvement and assurance program for Service Planning, Safety Assurances, and Medication Quality from last quarter of calendar year 2023, through the date of the Compliance Review.
Service Planning
- Documentation that the Residence identified the date the audit was conducted, name of the person who conducted each audit, a target date for follow-up action, staff responsible for follow-up and documented clear outcomes were missing for calendar year 2024.
Resident Safety Assurances
- Documentation of an Evidenced Informed Falls Prevention Program review being included in the annual safety review process was missing for the 2023 and 2024 calendar years reviewed.
Medication Quality Plan
- AGE reviewed the Residence's quarterly medication documentation audits from the last quarter of calendar year 2023 through the date of the Compliance Review to ensure compliance with SAMM and LMA Residence policies.
- Documentation of a quarterly medication review summary was missing for the last quarter of the 2023 calendar year.
- Documentation that the Residence identified a target date for follow-up action, staff responsible for follow-up and documented clear outcomes were missing for calendar year 2024 and second quarter of calendar year 2025.
Medication administration observation
- AGE observed two Resident Assistant (R/A) staff and one Nurse providing medication assistance to six Residents to ensure the Residence has developed and implemented systems that support and promote safe SAMM / LMA.
SAMM
- AGE observed one Resident's medication storage unit that contained multiple loose pills, multiple over the counter medications in resident's room and a loose pill from the previous evening SAMM medication bubble pack on resident's counter.
- AGE observed one Resident's family filled medication planners without the required label.
LMA
- AGE observed the Nurse perform medication administration in the common dining area.
- AGE observed one Resident's medication storage unit contained Exemption C without a noted opening date.
- Residents shared rooms are missing the required proper labels of resident's names on medication storage units.
- Record Requirements - Correspondence log
- AGE reviewed the documentation maintained in the correspondence logs required every twenty-four hours to communicate information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for Residents.
- The Residence did not use the Correspondence Log to communicate all significant or pertinent information necessary to maintain the continuity of care for all Residents.
- The Residence did not maintain the Correspondence Log for at least 90 days.
- General Requirements for an Assisted Living Residence (ALR)
- AGE reviewed five Resident Records reviewing documentation from November 2023 through the date of the Compliance Review to determine compliance with the requirements for Screenings, Assessments and Service Plan Development and Requirements.
Service Plan Development and Requirements
- Two records were missing documentation of a service plan review required within 30 days after the commencement of residency.
- Two records were missing signatures of the Resident or the Legal Representative.
- Controlled Substances
- AGE reviewed the Controlled Substance policy and procedure to provide safeguards to prevent theft and dispose of controlled substances prescribed to Residents who participate in SAMM and LMA.
- Upon review of the controlled substance practices of the Residence, it was discovered that the Residence was inconsistent in documenting a controlled substance count for all Residents prescribed a controlled substance(s) in accordance with the Residence policy for all years reviewed.
- Record Requirements- Personnel Record Requirements
- AGE reviewed the personnel records of five staff members to determine compliance with personnel record requirements.
- Two records were missing documentation of a signed job description.
- Documentation that the required training had been met in accordance with the regulations was missing in two records.
- Resident Rights and Required Disclosures - Additional Disclosures
- AGE reviewed five Resident records to confirm compliance with the Additional Disclosure requirements.
- The informational cover sheet required by AGE for each Residency Agreement was missing in two records.
- The required Disclosure forms and notification of the right to bring a Representative prior to the first meeting, were not signed by the Resident, Resident Legal Representative and/or Residence in two records.
- The Residence's documentation of the receipt of a consumer guide, developed by AGE, during its first formal meeting with a prospective Resident was missing in two records.
- Training Requirements - Introductory Visit and Review
- AGE reviewed the records of five Residents to determine compliance with the requirements that a nurse reviews the Resident's service plan with all relevant personal care workers within 48 hours after the provision of service or with any change of condition for the Resident:
- Three records were without documentation to support the fact that Introductory Visits were consistently conducted with all applicable staff.
LBGTQ Inservice
- AGE reviewed five personnel records to determine compliance with training requirements.
- Two records were missing documentation to confirm completion of required LGBTQ Inservice.
- Resident Records- Progress Notes
- AGE reviewed five Residents' records to determine compliance with record requirements.
- Inconsistent documentation of significant occurrences in the Progress Notes for two Residents.
- Staffing Requirements- Staffing Levels
- AGE reviewed the Residence records to determine compliance with Staffing Level requirements.
- Documentation to confirm the Residence conducted quarterly staffing level assessments was missing for the third and fourth quarter of calendar year 2023 and second quarter of calendar year 2025.
- Special Care
- AGE reviewed the Special Care Residence (SCR) operations on the date of the Compliance Review to verify that the SCR is complying with all the required safeguards.
- Documentation to support that the required SCR operations review was conducted for the second half of the 2023 calendar year was missing.
- Deficiencies with operational safeguards related to secure SCR entry and exit doors and procedures to reduce the risk of potential hazards in the physical environment:
- AGE noted chemicals not secured in the common kitchen area.
- The laundry door was unlocked and opened when AGE entered the unit.
- Entry and exit door alarms were not responded to by a staff member on duty as required by Residence policy when triggered by AGE during door alarm testing.
- Propane tank attached to the outside Grill on SCR unit.
Summaries are ours and are marked “Summary”; quoted text is AGE’s own, as printed in reports scanned to text (spelling slips are AGE’s or the scan’s), shortened where marked [...]. Rule descriptions come from 651 CMR 12.00 as in force on the report date. AGE’s page for this residence links each report.
What these terms mean
651 CMR 12.09(2): AGE "shall conduct compliance reviews of Assisted Living Residences no less than once every two years. In addition, [AGE] may conduct a compliance review any time it has cause to believe that an Assisted Living Residence is in violation" of the law or its regulations.
651 CMR 12.09(4)(b): a notice of noncompliance "shall describe the noncompliance with particularity, indicate the specific portion of the law(s) or regulation(s) which have been violated, and shall include the corrective action to be taken."
651 CMR 12.09(4)(c) and (d): AGE may require corrective action, including "Ceasing the enrollment of new Residents" or "Reducing the number of Residents served", and may "deny, revoke, suspend, modify or refuse to issue or renew a Certification."
A finding marked repeat is one AGE also cited at an earlier review. AGE does not rate findings by severity in these reports; the action taken is AGE's overall response.
AGE posts these reports on each residence’s mass.gov page and keeps no public index, so older reports may not be listed. Massachusetts posts no complaint results for assisted living. This residence is certified for 53 units; larger residences have more records to review, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE), Assisted Living Residence certification, residence pages read October 16, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the residence about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Certified Assisted Living Residence with Special Care Residence
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 53
- County
- Berkshire County
Source: Massachusetts state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Massachusetts, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Massachusetts
- Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC), a MassHealth program. Most people pay privately. MassHealth (Medicaid) can help through Group Adult Foster Care (GAFC) at residences that accept it, but not all ALRs do. Ask before you sign a residency agreement. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 9.3 mi, nursing home 0.0 mi, pharmacy 5.5 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield. 9.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lee Healthcare, Lee. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association, Pittsfield. 9.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 5.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01238 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
South Berkshire County Dialysis Center, Great Barrington, 10.8 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01238.
Hospicecare In The Berkshires, office in Pittsfield, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Daniel Wollman, MD, Otis. 11.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective June 1, 1982), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in July 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE), Assisted Living Residence certification inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does The Landing at Laurel Lake provide?
The Landing at Laurel Lake is licensed by the state of Massachusetts for assisted living, memory care in Lee, Massachusetts. Its licensed capacity is 53 residents.
Does Lilisity rate The Landing at Laurel Lake?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Landing at Laurel Lake but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does The Landing at Laurel Lake cost?
Assisted Living in Massachusetts typically starts at $5,300 to $7,800 a month. Based on 31 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The Landing at Laurel Lake does not publish its prices.
How do I contact The Landing at Laurel Lake?
Use The Landing at Laurel Lake's website, mass.gov/locations/the-landing-at-laurel-lake, or visit at 3800, 600 Laurel St, Lee, MA 01238.
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