Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation
320 Maple Avenue, Great Barrington, MA 01230 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Bear Mountain Healthcare (8 facilities) · 71 certified beds
Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.31 hours per resident per day, below the Massachusetts average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Nov 24, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,894In 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 Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.31 | 3.86 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.80 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.96 | 2.26 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 26.9% | 39.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (November 2025)
- Every deficiency from the September 11, 2024 inspection was corrected by October 1, 2024
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,894, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation
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
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 15, 2023 - 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 15, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 15, 2023
Show all 6 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 15, 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
- 320 Maple Avenue
Great Barrington, MA 01230 - CMS certification #
- 225495
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 71
- Avg residents/day
- 63.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-07-01
- Chain
- Bear Mountain Healthcare (8 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Bear Mountain Healthcare
Bear Mountain Healthcare operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Bear Mountain 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
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2018, no 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.
- May 1, 2018: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Oct 23, 2018. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Bear Mountain 320 Operating, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
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
- Fairview Hospital, Great Barrington. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Great Barrington. 2.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association, Pittsfield. 19.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 01230 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- South Berkshire County Dialysis Center, Great Barrington, 0.7 miles away, straight line
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 01230.
Hospicecare In The Berkshires, office in Pittsfield, 17.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Daniel Wollman, MD, Otis. 13.6 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 19, 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 relatively 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 relatively 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 Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation staffed?
Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation reports 3.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Massachusetts average of 3.86.
Has Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation have?
Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation is certified for 71 beds.