Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center is a 57-bed for-profit nursing home in Sandisfield, Massachusetts, part of Athena Healthcare Systems. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 42.9% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center
7 Sandisfield Road Box 216Sandisfield, MA 01255
Berkshire County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.81 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Massachusetts average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 99 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.81 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.29 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.74 | 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
42.9% of nursing staff at Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Massachusetts average of 38.2% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Massachusetts average 7.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $19,136 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | Fine | $19,136 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Athena Healthcare Systems, 22 homes
- Legal name: Berkshire Ma SNF LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 2006
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Canaan | 12.5 | 120 | 2.62 | 4.18 | 28.9% | 5 | $24,690 |
| Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Great Barrington · staffing data not validated | 13.1 | 71 | — | — | 30.2% | 4 | $8,894 |
| Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Great Barrington | 13.7 | 146 | 2.19 | 3.73 | 56.0% | 1 | $74,354 |
| Lee Healthcare Lee | 15.7 | 88 | 1.93 | 3.18 | 62.3% | 1 | None |
| Noble Horizons Salisbury · SFF candidate | 17.1 | 91 | 2.21 | 3.74 | 35.5% | 2 | $151,542 |
| Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center Lenox | 18.4 | 74 | 2.32 | 4.42 | 41.0% | 4 | None |
| Vantage at Westfield LLC Westfield | 20.2 | 98 | 2.14 | 3.49 | 50.0% | 2 | $12,735 |
| Havencare at Valerie Manor Torrington · abuse citation | 20.3 | 151 | 2.22 | 3.50 | 48.5% | 2 | None |
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.