Lee Healthcare
Nursing home in Lee, Massachusetts, CMS certification number 225749
620 Laurel Street, Lee, MA 01238 · Berkshire County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 88
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 18
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Lee Healthcare take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Lee Healthcare is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Lee Healthcare 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
- 3.23
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.71
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.89
- Weekend total hours
- 2.97
- Nursing staff turnover
- 70%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 55.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 10, 2025 and cited 18 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 25, 2024, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Lee Healthcare in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 76.1 residents live here, about 86% of its 88 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 88
- Average residents per day
- 76.1
- Certified since
- June 8, 1999
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Lee Healthcare
- Legal business name
- 620 Laurel Street Operator LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 14 homes nationally under Next Step Healthcare, 1.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Lee Healthcare
- Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center40 Sunset Avenue, Lenox 01240
- Mount Carmel Care Center320 Pittsfield Road, Lenox 01240
- Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center255 Lebanon Avenue, Pittsfield 01201
- Berkshire Place290 South Street, Pittsfield 01201
- Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center169 Valentine Road, Pittsfield 01201
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 Lee Healthcare, 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 Lee Healthcare
What is the CMS star rating of Lee Healthcare?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Lee Healthcare accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Lee Healthcare?
18 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Lee Healthcare?
620 Laurel Street Operator LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.