Nursing home
Pine Knoll Nursing Center
30 Watertown Street, Lexington, MA 02420 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 81 certified beds
Pine Knoll Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lexington, Massachusetts. Nurse staffing is 3.40 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 5, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus FacilityCMS has identified this facility for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $241,047In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Pine Knoll Nursing 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) | 3.40 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.82 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.00 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.6% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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: 2 fines totaling $241,047, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Pine Knoll Nursing 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
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 5, 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
- 30 Watertown Street
Lexington, MA 02420 - CMS certification #
- 225049
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 81
- Avg residents/day
- 68.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Pine Knoll Nursing Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Brookhaven at Lexington, Lexington. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Interim Healthcare Of Lexington Ma, Lexington. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Star Market Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02420 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- The Dialysis Center At Waltham, Waltham, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita - Mystic River Home Training, Cambridge, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Northeast Cambridge Dialysis, Cambridge, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02420.
Visiting Nurse & Community Care, office in Arlington, 3.8 miles away, straight line
Compassionate Care Hospice, office in Woburn, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in Charlestown, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mount Auburn Professional Services Inc, Lexington. 2.7 miles away, straight line. 5 geriatric medicine doctors 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (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 relatively 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Pine Knoll Nursing Center staffed?
Pine Knoll Nursing Center reports 3.40 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Pine Knoll Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Pine Knoll Nursing Center have?
Pine Knoll Nursing Center is certified for 81 beds.