Nursing home
Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center
40 Sunset Avenue, Lenox, MA 01240 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Integritus Healthcare (15 facilities) · 74 certified beds
Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lenox, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.31 hours per resident per day, above the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Dec 9, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kimball Farms Nursing Care 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) | 4.31 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.90 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.29 | 2.26 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 39.5% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 8.9 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the January 13, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 4, 2026
What inspectors found at Kimball Farms Nursing Care 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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 13, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 22, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 22, 2023 - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 22, 2023
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
- 40 Sunset Avenue
Lenox, MA 01240 - CMS certification #
- 225764
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 74
- Avg residents/day
- 70.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-05-06
- 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 →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield. 7.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mount Carmel Care Center, Lenox. 2.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association, Pittsfield. 6.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 3.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01240 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
South Berkshire County Dialysis Center, Great Barrington, 12.4 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 01240.
Hospicecare In The Berkshires, office in Pittsfield, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Daniel Wollman, MD, Otis. 13.8 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 July 5, 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center staffed?
Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center reports 4.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center have?
Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center is certified for 74 beds.