Center For Extended Care At Amherst
150 University Drive, Amherst, MA, 01002
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership · Chain: Shimon Lefkowitz
- Certified beds
- 134 · avg 129 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 40.7% — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 61.5% — higher than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $28,915 total
- Infection control citations
- 2
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225420
- Certified beds
- 134 beds · avg 129 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Amherst Nursing Home, Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Shimon Lefkowitz
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Shimon Lefkowitz chain — 5 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Christopher Roberts
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
- Abraham Loffler
Corporate Officer · since 2015
- David y Simha
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 25% · since 2015
- Israel Loffler
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 8% · since 2015
- Miriam Shimon
Corporate Director · since 2015
- Shimon Lefkowitz
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 25% · since 2015
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 34)
- G0689·Apr 7, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- G0656·Apr 7, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- J0689·Jun 10, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- J0656·Jun 10, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E0812·Jun 4, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0809·Jun 4, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- G0686·Jun 4, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0658·Jun 4, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $29K
Most recent events
- Jun 4, 2025Fine · $29K
Fire-safety citations
6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 10, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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