Overview
Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Massachusetts average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Great Barrington. It scores best on quality of care (2 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 56% of nursing homes in Massachusetts (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 31, 2025, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Massachusetts average of 6.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $74,354 in the past three years.
Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a nonprofit facility with 146 certified beds, caring for about 113 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1976.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 31, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $74,354
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.79 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.29 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.35 hrs
- Nurse aides2.15 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 146
- Average residents per day
- 113
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 22, 1976
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes