Brookhaven at Lexington
Nursing home in Lexington, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225367
1010 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA 02421 · Middlesex County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 49
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- November 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Brookhaven at Lexington take Medicare and Medicaid?
Brookhaven at Lexington is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Brookhaven at Lexington reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 8.20
- Registered nurse hours
- 2.59
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.82
- Nurse aide hours
- 4.79
- Weekend total hours
- 7.62
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 24, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 22, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Brookhaven at Lexington in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 10.7 residents live here, about 22% of its 49 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 49
- Average residents per day
- 10.7
- Certified since
- January 9, 1990
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Brookhaven at Lexington
- Legal business name
- Symmes Life Care, Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Brookhaven at Lexington
- Pine Knoll Nursing Center30 Watertown Street, Lexington 02420
- Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center45 Woburn Street, Waltham 02453
- Care One at Lexington178 Lowell Street, Lexington 02420
- Belmont Manor Nursing Home, in34 Agassiz Avenue, Belmont 02478
- Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center66 Newton Street, Waltham 02453
Who inspects nursing homes in Massachusetts
Massachusetts's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Massachusetts, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Brookhaven at Lexington, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Brookhaven at Lexington
What is the CMS star rating of Brookhaven at Lexington?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Brookhaven at Lexington accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Brookhaven at Lexington?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Brookhaven at Lexington?
Symmes Life Care, Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.