Home / Massachusetts / Lexington
Brookhaven at Lexington
1010 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA 02421 · Middlesex County · (781) 863-9660
49 certified beds, about 9 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare since 1990
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 225367 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on November 24, 2025, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Massachusetts average is 6.8, the national average 9.2).
None of its 4 health citations since October 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 4 health citations on file.
November 24, 2025Standard inspection · 0 citations
October 22, 2024Standard inspection · 3 citations
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed for one Resident (#5) to follow the physician's order to obtain an apical pulse prior to administering the heart medication Digoxin, out of a total sample of ten residents.
- D Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed for one Resident (#5), to follow the professional standard for monitoring heart rate by apical pulse prior to administering the heart medication Digoxin, out of a total sample of ten residents.
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to secure medications left on top of the medication cart during the medication pass.
October 11, 2023Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview the facility failed to ensure that it is free of medication error rates of five percent or greater. Specifically the medication error rate was 7.69%.
Fire safety inspections
11 fire safety citations on file: 7 on November 24, 2025, 4 on October 22, 2024.
Every fire safety citation11 citations
- F Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- F Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- F Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction.
- E Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | not reported | 3.86 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | not reported | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | not reported | 3.48 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | not reported | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | not reported | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 38.2% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 42.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
CMS note on this home's staffing data: This facility submitted data that did not meet the criteria required to calculate a staffing measure.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Massachusetts | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.0 | 25.7 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 4.5 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: SYMMES LIFE CARE, INC..
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn, Erin | Corporate director | Individual | 11/02/2010 | |
| Freehling, James | Corporate director | Individual | 12/14/2004 | |
| Kirpatrick, Susanna | Corporate director | Individual | 11/24/2009 | |
| Kreiger, Jeanne | Corporate director | Individual | 02/05/2025 | |
| Rolett, Roderic | Corporate director | Individual | 02/05/2025 | |
| Schwartz, Eric | Corporate director | Individual | 02/06/2019 | |
| Shaw, James | Corporate director | Individual | 02/05/2025 | |
| Freehling, James | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/06/2019 | |
| Freehling, James | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/14/2004 | |
| Kirpatrick, Susanna | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2013 | |
| Noe, Cherie | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 08/15/2012 | |
| Risom, Furtuna | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/10/2023 | |
| Kirpatrick, Susanna | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 07/09/2026 | |
| Noe, Cherie | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 07/09/2026 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on October 22, 2024: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on October 22, 2024: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
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- Belmont Manor Nursing Home, in Belmont, 2.7 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 32 citations
- Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Waltham, 2.8 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 43 citations
- Park Avenue Health Center Arlington, 3 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 32 citations
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Common questions
- What is Brookhaven at Lexington's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Brookhaven at Lexington 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, no for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Brookhaven at Lexington get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on November 24, 2025. The Massachusetts average is 6.8.
- Has Brookhaven at Lexington been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Brookhaven at Lexington accept Medicaid?
- CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
- Who owns Brookhaven at Lexington?
- CMS lists 14 owners and managers. Legal business name: SYMMES LIFE CARE, INC..
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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