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Nursing Homes · Medicare certified

Pine Knoll Nursing Center

30 Watertown Street · Lexington, MA 02420 · 81 certified beds

7818628151

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NPI 1730167990. Look this up in the CMS NPPES registry (opens in a new tab)

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About Pine Knoll Nursing Center

In Lexington, Massachusetts, Pine Knoll Nursing Center is listed as a nursing home. Its reported capacity is 81 beds. It is recorded as a for-profit operator. Federal records list it as Medicare certified. Our copy of the inspection record holds 82 citations, the newest dated 2 March 2026. Federal enforcement records add 3 fine or payment denial actions. Staffing reports put it at 3.39 nurse hours per resident per day. Every fact above comes from the public records listed in the sources section on this page. The newest source file we hold for this listing is dated July 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare · Source data August 2026

CMS designation

Special Focus Facility (CMS)

CMS lists this nursing home in the Special Focus Facility program. CMS places facilities in this program when they have a history of serious quality issues and require focused oversight. It is a public CMS designation, not an ElderCareCosts rating. CMS Special Focus Facility program.

Source: CMS Provider Information.GOV

Certification

  • Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number on file)

Ratings

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-06-01.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

47

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-08-01.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

47

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-07-01.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

47

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026Q1.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

Inspection history (82)

Records from September 2024 to March 2026.

  • September 26, 2024 · F

    Citation F0882

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2024-09-26 under CMS tag F0882 (CMS scope/severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2024-11-15. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2024-09-26.GOV
  • September 26, 2024 · F

    Citation F0945

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2024-09-26 under CMS tag F0945 (CMS scope/severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2024-10-23. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2024-09-26.GOV

Penalties (3)

Total fines on file: $568,747

  • March 2, 2026 · Fine

    Citation FINE-138381

    CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $327,700 against this nursing home on 2026-03-02 (Fine ID: 138381). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-03-02.GOV
  • September 26, 2024 · Fine

    Citation FINE-3851

    CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $219,077 against this nursing home on 2024-09-26 (Fine ID: 3851). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2024-09-26.GOV
  • September 1, 2023 · Fine

    Citation FINE-3607

    CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $21,970 against this nursing home on 2023-09-01 (Fine ID: 3607). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-09-01.GOV

Staffing

Latest: 3.39 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)

Staffing trend (3 periods)

  1. 2026-07-013.39 hrs/resident/day
  2. 2026-08-013.39 hrs/resident/day
  3. 2026Q13.39 hrs/resident/day

Most recent period is about the same as 2026-07-01. Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.

Ownership

For profit - Corporation

Recent changes to this listing

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  1. Jul 23, 2026First appeared in our data

    This listing first appeared in the government file we read. That is usually when it entered the file, not the day it opened.

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)

Ratings, inspections, and penalties are public records, reproduced in plain English without edits to their substance. View source records · What these measures mean.

Typical cost

Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · 2025

This provider doesn't publish a specific price to us. Below is the typical MA range for the care type(s) it offers. Use it as context, not a quote.

Nursing Homes

Median · MA$14,448/mo
See full MA cost breakdownSource: Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · Updated 2025

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Trust & methodology

Where this information came from

Each block below is one file we read, the date on that file, and the fields on this page that came from it. The date is when the source published or we retrieved it, not the day we last looked at this listing.

CMS enrollmentas of July 2026
NPI
CMS nursing homes (payroll-based journal staffing)as of June 2026
Staffing hours per resident day
CMS nursing homes (provider info)as of June 2026
Chain identifier, Chain name, City, CMS Special Focus status, County, Licensed capacity, Map location, Medicare certification number, Name, Ownership type, Phone number, State, Street address, ZIP code

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