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Lee Healthcare

620 LAUREL STREET, LEE, MA, 01238

(413) 243-2010

88 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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620 Laurel Street

Lee, MA 01238

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

225749

Care type

Nursing home

County

Berkshire

Facility name

Lee Healthcare

Street address

620 LAUREL STREET

City / state / ZIP

Lee, MA 01238

Phone

(413) 243-2010

About this facility — Lee Healthcare

Lee Healthcare is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lee, Massachusetts. It is licensed for 88 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts (123 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Lee and 341 skilled nursing facilities across Massachusetts. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Lee Healthcare 39 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Next Step Healthcare

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Next Step Ma Master Subtenant, Llc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2017

Dell'anno, Damian

Indirect owner · Owner of a disclosable party — since 2017

Mintz, Joshua

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Next Step Healthcare Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Stephan, William

Indirect owner — since 2017

Thimot, Frantz

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

5 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1999-06-08

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

17 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-09-10

Nurse staffing

3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$507 per day (≈ $15,410/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

60% Medicaid · 24% Medicare · 16% private/other

Occupancy

58% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

4% above the MA median of $489/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-01-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0557

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Corrected 2026-02-03

2025-11-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0842

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-12-16

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (37 citations)

2025-09-10Health inspection15 citations

F-0578

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0585

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0684

G · Actual harm

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0726

E · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0730

E · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0868

D · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2025-10-03

F-0887

D · No harm found

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Corrected 2025-10-03

2024-07-25Health inspection9 citations

F-0582

B · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2024-08-28

F-0584

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2024-08-28

F-0623

B · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2024-08-28

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2024-08-28

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-08-28

F-0661

D · No harm found

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2024-08-28

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2024-08-28

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-08-28

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2024-08-28

2023-05-09Health inspection8 citations

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2023-06-06

F-0582

D · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2023-06-06

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-06-06

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-06-06

F-0732

C · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2023-06-06

F-0740

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Corrected 2023-06-06

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2023-06-06

F-0847

C · No harm found

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

Corrected 2023-06-14

2024-07-25Fire-safety inspection2 citations

E-0041

E · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2024-08-28

K-0918

E · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-08-28

2023-05-09Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0041

E · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2023-06-02

K-0531

D · No harm found

Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.

Corrected 2023-06-02

K-0918

E · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-06-02

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 225749.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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