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Berkshire Place
- Date Updated: May 01, 2024
- Address: 290 SOUTH STREET, PITTSFIELD
MA 01201 - Phone: 413-445-4056
- Website: ) Click Here
- Medicare Provider Number: 225762
- Participating in Medicare Since: October 29, 2001
- No. of Certified Beds: 54
- No. of Residents: 43
- Occupancy: 79.63% ( as of 05/12/2024 )
- Amount Fined: $8,648.25
- Complaints Filed: 0
About Berkshire Place
Berkshire Place, located in PITTSFIELD, MA, is a non-profit organization that accepts Medicare. It is part of a continuing care retirement community. It is located not in a hospital. Berkshire Place offers a range of services including skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and specialized memory care. The center is equipped with modern amenities and a supportive environment designed to enhance the quality of life for its residents. With a focus on personalized care plans and community engagement.
- Berkshire Place is ranked #5 out of 8 facilities within a 10 mile radius and #13 out of 25 facilities within a 25 mile radius. See Ranking Report
- CMS 5-Star Overall Rating is (4 out of 5):
- Current Trend: Worsening
-
Total Nursing Hours Spent Per Resident Per Day: 4.24
(The national average is 3.78 ) - The percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after a nursing home admission is 12.95% .
- There is no indication of abuse occuring at Berkshire Place. (CMS flags facilities where abuse has either happened or is very likely.)
Berkshire Place Owner & Operator Information
Business Entity Name:
BERKSHIRE RETIREMENT HOME INC
Owners:
- BERKSHIRE RETIREMENT HOME INC (DIRECT- 100%)
Managers and Directors:
- TERRIE CHOQUETTE (MANAGING EMPLOYEE)
- EDWARD FORFA (DIRECTOR)
- EDWARD FORFA (MANAGING EMPLOYEE)
- NELSON FURLANO (DIRECTOR)
- MARK GILLIGAN (DIRECTOR)
- SHELLEY GUYETTE (DIRECTOR)
- RICHARD HERRICK (DIRECTOR)
- CRAIG KAHN (DIRECTOR)
- ELIZABETH KIRBY (DIRECTOR)
- DOROTHY MARA (DIRECTOR)
- VINCENT MARINARO (DIRECTOR)
- JACQUELINE MCNINCH (DIRECTOR)
- JOHN MURPHY (DIRECTOR)
Berkshire Place Ratings and Inspection Scores
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.
Ratings
| Overall Rating | 4: |
| Health Inspection Rating | 3: |
| Quality Rating | 5: |
| Staffing Rating | 4: |
Inspection Scores
| Cycle 1 Score (as of August 17, 2023) | 72 |
| Cycle 2 Score (as of April 22, 2022) | 44 |
| Cycle 3 Score (as of October 03, 2019) | 8 |
| Weighted All Cycles Score | 52 |
Berkshire Place Ratings History
Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient
CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.
The nursing staff of Berkshire Place spends MORE time on average with its residents than the state average for total nursing homes spent per resident and MORE time than the national average for total nursing homes spent per resident.
| Type | Facility | State / National Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse (RN) | ||
| Hours | 0.68 | 0.66 / 0.65 |
| Case Mix | 0.32 | 0.31 / 0.38 |
| Adjusted | 0.81 | NA / NA |
| Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | ||
| Hours | 1.41 | 0.94 / 0.87 |
| Case Mix | 0.66 | NA / NA |
| Adjusted | 1.58 | NA / NA |
| Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | ||
| Hours | 2.15 | 2.15 / 2.26 |
| Case Mix | 2.18 | NA / NA |
| Adjusted | 2.02 | NA / NA |
| Total Licensed Staff | ||
| Hours | 2.08 | 1.60 / 1.53 |
| Physical Therapist (PT) | ||
| Hours | 0.09 | 0.07 / 0.07 |
| Total Nursing Homes Spent per Resident on Average | ||
| Hours | 4.24 | 3.75 / 3.78 |
| Case Mix | 3.15 | 3.08 / 3.15 |
| Adjusted | 4.24 | NA / NA |
Quality Measures
Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.
| Desc. | Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison |
|---|---|
|
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
13.0%
/
24.9% Better |
|
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
27.8%
/
12.4% Worse |
|
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
0.9%
/
1.9% Better |
|
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552)
This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating |
1.1%
/
1.0% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401) |
13.4%
/
15.1% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404) |
4.9%
/
5.6% Better |
| Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405) |
62.2%
/
60.6% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406) |
0.6%
/
1.1% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407) |
0.7%
/
2.2% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408) |
3.7%
/
3.6% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409) |
0.0%
/
0.1% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410) |
3.5%
/
3.6% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415) |
93.8%
/
89.5% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419) |
10.4%
/
20.1% Better |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430) |
83.6%
/
75.0% Better |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434) |
0.5%
/
1.6% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451) |
24.9%
/
16.0% Worse |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452) |
15.9%
/
18.5% Better |
| Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453) |
4.8%
/
6.6% Better |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454) |
100.0%
/
93.2% Better |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471) |
86.9%
/
74.8% Better |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472) |
94.4%
/
73.7% Better |
Hospitals Near Berkshire Place
Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Berkshire Place.
This information is based on the most recent Hospital data. Historical data is not available.
| Hospital | 5-Star Overall Rating |
|---|---|
|
BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER 725 NORTH STREET PITTSFIELD, MA 01201 |
3 |
|
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF TROY, NEW YORK 2215 BURDETT AVENUE TROY, NY 12180 |
3 |
|
NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL 6511 SPRINGBROOK AVENUE RHINEBECK, NY 12572 |
4 |
|
FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL 29 LEWIS AVENUE GREAT BARRINGTON, MA 01230 |
5 |
Medical Professionals Associated with Berkshire Place
These are the doctors who are affiliated with Berkshire Place. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.
- JAMES GITTZUS ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
Local Nursing Homes
Below is a list of nursing homes in near Berkshire Place (including this home). This list is ranked based on the nursing home's health inspection scores (alse referred to as the "weighted all cycles score"). We also show the home's 5-star overall rating in the list. (If a nursing home has been flaged by CMS for abuse, we will added an icon ( ) to the home to indicate this.)
The data is based on the dataset as of May 01, 2024.
Our Analysis
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Ownership Details for Berkshire Place
A list of all of the registered owners for Berkshire Place. This includes direct and indirect owners and managers.
Noted Deficiencies for Berkshire Place
A list of all of the deficiencies for the facility. This includes a description, type of deficiency, incident date and when the facility reports that the incident was corrected.
Nursing Hours Analysis for Berkshire Place
How long a nurse spends with a resident can be an important factor in their recovery. This page shows the average nursing hours spent per resident for RNs, LPNs, CNAs, PTs and all licensed staff.
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