Berkshire Place: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Berkshire Place is a 54-bed nonprofit nursing home in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 32% above the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 68.4% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Berkshire Place
290 South StreetPittsfield, MA 01201
Berkshire County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Berkshire Place, nurse aides logged 2.99 hours per resident per day, 32% above the Massachusetts average. With about 51 residents a day, that works out to roughly 151 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.99 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.39 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.02 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.54 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
68.4% of nursing staff at Berkshire Place left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Berkshire Place holds 4 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Berkshire Place
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Berkshire Retirement Home Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 29, 2001
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Berkshire Place
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Pittsfield | 1.6 | 265 | 2.32 | 3.75 | 34.5% | 1 | $11,629 |
| Mt Greylock Extended Care Facility Pittsfield | 2.0 | 100 | 2.44 | 4.20 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center Pittsfield | 2.5 | 135 | 2.27 | 3.55 | 49.4% | 4 | None |
| Mount Carmel Care Center Lenox | 3.2 | 69 | 2.10 | 4.10 | 73.3% | 3 | $46,410 |
| Craneville Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center Dalton | 4.6 | 89 | 2.03 | 3.67 | 52.3% | 4 | None |
| Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center Lenox | 5.9 | 74 | 2.32 | 4.42 | 41.0% | 4 | None |
| Lee Healthcare Lee | 8.0 | 88 | 1.93 | 3.18 | 62.3% | 1 | None |
| Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Great Barrington | 16.7 | 146 | 2.19 | 3.73 | 56.0% | 1 | $74,354 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.