Berkshire County, Massachusetts
County inventory for Berkshire County, Massachusetts is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Berkshire County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 13 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet MA-BERKSHIRE-MASSACHUSETTS · Berkshire, MA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 13 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,447 beds
- STAR-MID 3.4★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #210/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE St. Louis City
- AL-HIGH $9,600/mo
- BOOK-FULL 13/13 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: St. Louis City County, MO (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Berkshire County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Berkshire County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 13 nursing homes and 1,447 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.4/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Massachusetts medians: assisted living $9,600/mo, semi-private nursing $14,448/mo, private nursing $15,817/mo, home health aide $7,627/mo, adult day $2,427/mo. Local Berkshire providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Berkshire County break as 1 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 4 at 4★, 3 at 5★. Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (54% of 13 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Mt Greylock Extended Care Facility, North Adams Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Cente, Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Berkshire, MA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Berkshire County
13 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Greylock Extended Care Facility | Pittsfield | 5/5 | 100 | Non profit - Corporation |
| North Adams Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Cente | North Adams | 5/5 | 119 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation | Great Barrington | 5/5 | 71 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Berkshire Place | Pittsfield | 4/5 | 54 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Craneville Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center | Dalton | 4/5 | 89 | For profit - Individual |
| Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center | Lenox | 4/5 | 74 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Williamstown Commons Nursing & Rehab | Williamstown | 4/5 | 180 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Mount Carmel Care Center | Lenox | 3/5 | 69 | Non profit - Church related |
| Springside Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center | Pittsfield | 3/5 | 135 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center | Sandisfield | 2/5 | 57 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Great Barrington | 2/5 | 146 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Pittsfield | 2/5 | 265 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Lee Healthcare | Lee | 1/5 | 88 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Berkshire County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Pittsfield | 5.0 |
| Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association | Pittsfield | 3.5 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Berkshire County, MA, both outside MA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Massachusetts overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (13 here).
Continue on the Massachusetts elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Massachusetts state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Berkshire County.