Make your retirement dreams come alive at The Berkeley, a compassionate senior living community in Lawrence, MA, offering independent living and skilled nursing. Residents enjoy the privacy of their own studio apartment with a full private bathroom and access to personalized dining room meal service for three meals a day. Round-the-clock nursing care is provided by Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNAs), offering residents peace of mind.
The community provides a welcoming environment where residents can discover new hobbies, meet new friends and maintain their independence with the help of convenient services and plentiful amenities. Residents live a convenient lifestyle with light housekeeping, laundry services and full pharmacy services. The activities team provides residents with a wide range of things to do including daily exercise, crafts, parties, entertainment, and daily religious services in our onsite chapel. At The Berkeley, residents enjoy a community that provides them plenty of opportunities to live a fulfilling life.
Average number of days residents stay at this facility, based on CMS cost report data. Shorter stays often reflect post-acute or rehab care; longer stays reflect long-term care.
Key information about the people who lead and staff this community.
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
27% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
50% of new residents, often for short stays.
23% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Historical financial and operational data for The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center from 2011–2023, based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
Key figures below are for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.
Based on CMS SNF Cost Report for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Money the home earns outside of resident care — such as investments, grants, rentals and other non-operating sources (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It is tracked separately from net patient revenue: it is not part of that figure, and it is not included in net patient income.
Staff salaries plus wage-related costs — benefits such as payroll taxes, health insurance and retirement — from the home's own accounting records (CMS cost report, Worksheet A). Contract or agency labor is counted separately, under other operating costs.
Rank #82 / 82Payroll costs — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 82nd out of 82 homes in Massachusetts. Shows total staff payroll — salaries plus wage-related benefits — benchmarked to the Massachusetts average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Higher payroll relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on contract labor.Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in Massachusetts that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.
Payroll as a share of revenue: staff salaries and wage-related benefits divided by net patient revenue. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay.
Rank #12 / 82Payroll % of net patient revenue — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 12th out of 82 homes in Massachusetts. Shows payroll as a percentage of net patient revenue versus the Massachusetts average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Facilities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings are based only on facilities in Massachusetts that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.
Everything it costs to run the home apart from payroll — food, utilities, supplies, maintenance, contract labor and administration. Calculated as total operating expense minus payroll (staff salaries and wage-related benefits).
The home's total operating expense for the year — all the costs of running it, salaries included (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3).
Housing Options: Private Rooms
Building Type: Two-story
Fitness and Recreation
This home supports both short-term rehab and long-term care, with residents staying for a wide range of durations.
Most new residents arrive under private pay (50% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 6 - 7 months.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
1.5 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Lawrence's city center to The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Info below is compiled from CMS reports & the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs, senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
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7
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7.2
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#11 / 85 | - | 29 | C- |
5
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53
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#484 / 492 | New England Life Plan Communities Corp | $4.7M*Fiscal year ending 12/2022These figures are from this home's most recent complete cost report — an older period than most facilities report. Compare with that in mind. | $12.2M*Fiscal year ending 12/2022These figures are from this home's most recent complete cost report — an older period than most facilities report. Compare with that in mind. | 258.6%*Fiscal year ending 12/2022These figures are from this home's most recent complete cost report — an older period than most facilities report. Compare with that in mind. | 225782 | ||||
| Hebrew SeniorLife | NH AL HC HOS IL MC PC SNF | Boston (Roslindale) | 50
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94
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#232 / 276 |
63.2%
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63.2%
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78.3
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#71 / 81 | -19% | 4.65
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4.65
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3.93
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#12 / 85 | +18% | +18% | $0
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$76.6k
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#1 / 86 | 11
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11
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32.7
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#9 / 85 | 3.7
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7.2
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#13 / 85 | - | 32 | - |
38
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53
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| Carleton-Willard Village | NH AL IL MC SNF | Bedford | 179
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179
MA AVG
94
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#12 / 276 | - | - | 5.34
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5.34
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3.93
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#6 / 85 | +7% | +36% | $25.5k
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$25.5k
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$76.6k
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#67 / 86 | 11
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11
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32.7
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#9 / 85 | 2.8
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2.8
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7.2
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#5 / 85 | 5 | 33 | A+ |
6
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6
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53
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#483 / 492 | Carleton Willard Homes Inc | $39.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$39.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$15.2M
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#1 / 82 | $21.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$21.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
MA AVG
$9.7M
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#3 / 82 | 53.5%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
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53.5%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
MA AVG
66.2%
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| Brooksby Village | NH AL IL | Peabody (Brooksby Village Retirement Community) | 104
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104
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94
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54.5%
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54.5%
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78.3
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#74 / 81 | -30% | 5.16
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5.16
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3.93
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#7 / 85 | +4% | +31% | $167.1k
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$167.1k
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$76.6k
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#83 / 86 | 12
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12
MA AVG
32.7
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#13 / 85 | 4.0
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4.0
MA AVG
7.2
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#16 / 85 | 1 | 57 | A- |
43
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43
MA AVG
53
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#300 / 492 | Tracie Bettano | $11.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$11.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
MA AVG
$15.2M
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#57 / 82 | $36.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$36.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
MA AVG
$9.7M
Rank
#1 / 82 | 324.7%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
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324.7%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
MA AVG
66.2%
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#1 / 82 | 225767 | ||||
| The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center | - | NH IL SNF | Lawrence | 44
Facility
44
MA AVG
94
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#245 / 276 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A+ |
77
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77
MA AVG
53
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#140 / 492 | Sherry Verdick | $2.9MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$2.9MFiscal year ending 12/2023
MA AVG
$15.2M
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#82 / 82 | $2.2MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$2.2MFiscal year ending 12/2023
MA AVG
$9.7M
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#82 / 82 | 74.3%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
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74.3%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
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66.2%
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#12 / 82 | 225640 |
The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center has a walk score of 77. Very walkable. Most errands can be accomplished on foot, and many essentials are within a short walk.
The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center's occupancy is 51.7%.
The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center has been operating for approximately 33 years, based on available licensing and registration records.
No, The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center has a no-pet policy.
The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center is registered as a non-profit in MA.
Yes — there are 4 photos of The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center in the photo gallery on this page.
The Berkeley Retirement Home and Nursing Center is located at 150 Berkeley St, Lawrence, MA 01841.
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