# Brookhaven at Lexington Brookhaven at Lexington is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Skilled nursing facility · Medicare only) in Lexington, MA, CMS Certification Number 225367, with 49 certified beds and about 11 residents per day. CMS rates it 5/5 overall (health inspections 5/5, staffing 4/5, quality measures 5/5). ## Key facts - Status: Active CMS certification - Address: 1010 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA 02421 (Middlesex County) - Ownership type: Non profit - Corporation - Operator (legal business name): [Symmes Life Care, Inc](https://carefield.site/operator/op-symmes-life-care-inc) - CMS chain: not part of a CMS-reported chain - Phone: 7818639660 - Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/225367 ## Inspection record 6 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2025-11-24); 15 citations (4 health, 11 fire safety); 0 at actual harm and 0 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history. - 2025-11-24 — [E-0037](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0037) Establish staff and initial training requirements. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-11-24 — [K-0293](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0293) Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-11-24 — [K-0324](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0324) Provide properly protected cooking facilities. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-11-24 — [K-0353](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0353) Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-11-24 — [K-0712](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0712) Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-11-24 — [K-0914](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0914) Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-11-24 — [K-0918](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0918) Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2024-10-22 — [K-0131](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0131) Meet requirements for sections of health care facilities separated by fire resistive construction. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2024-10-22 — [K-0324](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0324) Provide properly protected cooking facilities. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2024-10-22 — [K-0345](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0345) Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2024-10-22 — [K-0712](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0712) Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2024-10-22 — [F-0656](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0656) Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2024-10-22 — [F-0658](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0658) Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2024-10-22 — [F-0761](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0761) 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. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2023-10-11 — [F-0759](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0759) Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected ## Penalties No fines or payment denials in the CMS penalties file (about the last three years). ## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day) - Total nurse: 8.19745 (state avg 3.93743, US 3.90085) - RN: 2.59219 - Nursing staff turnover: n/a% ## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures) - James Freehling — Operational / managerial control, since 2004-12-14 - Susanna Kirpatrick — Operational / managerial control, since 2013-09-01 - Cherie Noe — Operational / managerial control, since 2012-08-15 - Furtuna Risom — Operational / managerial control, since 2023-07-10 ## Nearby nursing homes - [Pine Knoll Nursing Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-225049) — 2 km, CMS overall not rated - [Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-225440) — 3.6 km, CMS overall 2/5 - [Care One at Lexington](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-225288) — 4.2 km, CMS overall 3/5 - [Belmont Manor Nursing Home, in](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-225419) — 4.4 km, CMS overall 2/5 - [Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-225408) — 4.5 km, CMS overall 2/5 - [Park Avenue Health Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-225584) — 4.8 km, CMS overall 1/5 - [Sancta Maria Nursing Facility](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-225573) — 6.8 km, CMS overall 2/5 - [West Newton Healthcare](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-225324) — 7.3 km, CMS overall 1/5 ## Sources - cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=225367&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=225367&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=225367&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=225367&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=225367&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=225367&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D --- Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-225367 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.