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Brookhaven At Lexington

1010 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, 02421

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 225367Continuing-care retirement communityNonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections5 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
49 · avg 8 residents/day

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
225367
Certified beds
49 beds · avg 8 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
Yes

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Symmes Life Care, Inc.

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (7 on record)

  • Eric Schwartz

    Corporate Officer · since 2019

  • James Freehling

    Corporate Officer · since 2019

  • Pamela w Mcnamara

    Corporate Officer · since 2019

  • Ralph Dunham

    Corporate Officer · since 2019

  • Robert Cohen

    Corporate Officer · since 2019

  • Erin Finn

    Corporate Director · since 2010

+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

4 health citations on file

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 4 of 4)

  • D0761·Oct 22, 2024

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    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.

  • D0658·Oct 22, 2024

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

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

  • D0656·Oct 22, 2024

    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.

  • D0759·Oct 11, 2023

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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Fire-safety citations

11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 24, 2025. 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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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