Lee Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lee Healthcare is a 88-bed for-profit nursing home in Lee, Massachusetts, part of Next Step Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Massachusetts average of 2.26, and 62.3% nursing staff turnover (Massachusetts average 38.2%).
Lee Healthcare
620 Laurel StreetLee, MA 01238
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 Lee Healthcare, nurse aides logged 1.93 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Massachusetts average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Massachusetts avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.93 | 2.26 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.18 | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 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
62.3% of nursing staff at Lee Healthcare 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 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. Lee Healthcare holds 1 of 5 overall; the Massachusetts average is 3.0.
About Lee Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Next Step Healthcare, 14 homes
- Legal name: 620 Laurel Street Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 8, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lee Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center Lenox | 2.7 | 74 | 2.32 | 4.42 | 41.0% | 4 | None |
| Mount Carmel Care Center Lenox | 4.9 | 69 | 2.10 | 4.10 | 73.3% | 3 | $46,410 |
| Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center Pittsfield | 7.9 | 135 | 2.27 | 3.55 | 49.4% | 4 | None |
| Berkshire Place Pittsfield | 8.0 | 54 | 2.99 | 5.02 | 68.4% | 4 | None |
| Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Pittsfield | 9.2 | 265 | 2.32 | 3.75 | 34.5% | 1 | $11,629 |
| Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Great Barrington | 9.4 | 146 | 2.19 | 3.73 | 56.0% | 1 | $74,354 |
| Mt Greylock Extended Care Facility Pittsfield | 9.9 | 100 | 2.44 | 4.20 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Craneville Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center Dalton | 11.0 | 89 | 2.03 | 3.67 | 52.3% | 4 | 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.