Nursing home
Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
169 Valentine Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Integritus Healthcare (15 facilities) · 265 certified beds
Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.74 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Mar 25, 2025 cited 21 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $11,629In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center compares
This facility vs. the Massachusetts and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Massachusetts avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.74 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.35 | 2.26 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.5% | 39.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 21.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $11,629, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 169 Valentine Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201 - CMS certification #
- 225687
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 265
- Avg residents/day
- 219.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-07-31
- Chain
- Integritus Healthcare (15 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Integritus Healthcare
Integritus Healthcare operates 15 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Integritus Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 5 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 7 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jun 7, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Feb 15, 2023. 2 violations cited (2 repeat). Penalties: $26,104 proposed, $26,104 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Hillcrest Commons Extended Care.
Details
- Repeat: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $26,104 proposed, $26,104 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 2022.
- Repeat: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Dec 1, 2022.
- Mar 4, 2021: unprogrammed, related to another inspection inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 26, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Paramount Healthcare Services. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Mar 4, 2021: unprogrammed, related to another inspection inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 26, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Favorite Healthcare Staffing, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Feb 18, 2021: unprogrammed, related to another inspection inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 21, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Integrinurse, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Dec 18, 2020: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed Nov 17, 2021. 5 violations cited (5 serious). Penalties: $13,653 proposed, $9,558 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Hillcrest Commons Extended Care.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $13,653 proposed, $9,558 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Berkshire Place, Pittsfield. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association, Pittsfield. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01201 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01201.
Hospicecare In The Berkshires, office in Pittsfield, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Daniel Wollman, MD, Otis. 19.3 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 risk
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 January 16, 1987), 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reports 3.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 21 deficiencies.
How many beds does Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have?
Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 265 beds.