Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center
7 Sandisfield Road Box 216, Sandisfield, MA, 01255
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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 Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Athena Healthcare Systems
- Certified beds
- 57 · avg 55 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 46.9% — higher than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 39.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Massachusetts nursing homesMassachusetts avg: 43.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Massachusetts averageMassachusetts avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $29,440 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 225771
- Certified beds
- 57 beds · avg 55 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Berkshire Ma Snf Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Athena Healthcare Systems
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Athena Healthcare Systems chain — 24 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Greg Dempsey
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2022
- Lawrence g Santilli
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 77% · since 2020
- Lawrence e Santilli
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 9% · since 2017
- Lorrie Rezendes
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 3% · since 2015
- Michael e Mosier
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2010
- Athena Health Care Associates, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · since 2010
+ 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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 25)
- D0880·Feb 4, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Feb 4, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0790·Feb 4, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- F0727·Feb 4, 2026
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- D0657·Feb 4, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0646·Feb 4, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
- D0628·Feb 4, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D0578·Feb 4, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $29K
Most recent events
- Oct 16, 2025Fine · $29K
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 4, 2026. 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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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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