Lexington · 02420
Care One at Lexington
178 Lowell Street
Lexington, MA 02420
Brookhaven at Lexington
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⌖ Lexington, MA · Middlesex County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds49
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare only
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Brookhaven at Lexington
Brookhaven at Lexington is a 49-bed nonprofit nursing home in Lexington, MA. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Massachusetts is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Nov 2025), inspectors found 0 problems, fewer than the Massachusetts average of 6.8. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameBrookhaven At Lexington
LocationMiddlesex County, Massachusetts
Phone(781) 863-9660
Address1010 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA 02421 · Middlesex County
CMS provider number225367
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 9, 1990 (36 years)
✓ Medicare✗ Medicaid
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection0 (Nov 2025)Massachusetts average: 6.8. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Massachusetts average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital0.0%State average: 25.7%Better than average
- Needed an emergency room visit4.5%State average: 11.9%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.4%Better than average
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury8.7%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.2%State average: 4.2%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Massachusetts average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Massachusetts, Medicaid pays for 60% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 17% Medicare
- 83% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average84%Massachusetts typical: 86%
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has stayed at 5 stars the whole time.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections5★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day8.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7.1 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | – | 5 | – |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7.0 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8.6 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | – |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | – |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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