Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
CHRISTIAN HILL ROAD, Great Barrington, MA 01230
Great Barrington, Massachusetts · CMS verdict
Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's CMS overall star rating runs below the Massachusetts state average (3.0) and reflects below-average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 32 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (larger bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the upper U.S. bed tercile (>120). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 32 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 32.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's larger certified-bed book
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Massachusetts average.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. With occupancy around 83%, bed usage here sits in the range typical of a stabilized facility.
Same-ownership peers
Within Massachusetts, Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is one of 79 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.8 stars, ahead of roughly 6% of same-ownership peers in the state. This ownership-segment comparison controls for business-model differences, so what's left mostly reflects how this facility runs relative to similar operators, not the type of operator it is.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's lower-tercile stars compare to Massachusetts
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Massachusetts facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Massachusetts state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center ranks in Massachusetts
Among the 338 CMS-rated nursing homes in Massachusetts, Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 22% of them. The bars show how all Massachusetts homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
71 Massachusetts homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 146 |
| Residents | 121 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Berkshire |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 36 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What families ask about Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's larger facility
What is the quality rating for Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center? ▾
CMS rates Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at 2 out of 5 stars overall. How its three sub-ratings compare with the Massachusetts average is charted above.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Massachusetts? ▾
In Massachusetts, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $14,448/month ($173,375/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $15,817/month.
What services does Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offer? ▾
Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center operates as a skilled nursing facility. For the specific care and therapy services, contact the facility: CMS data covers capacity, ownership, ratings, and inspections, not a service menu.
Does Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Massachusetts? ▾
In Massachusetts, alternatives include assisted living ($9,600/mo), home health aides ($7,627/mo), and adult day care ($2,427/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Massachusetts elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 225250.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.