Shepard Named Administrator At Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center

PITTSFIELD — The former administrator at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility in Pittsfield has been appointed to lead the operation of Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox. Sandy Shepard served as administrator of Mt. Greylock Extended Care from 2001 to 2004 and recently began as administrator at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center on Sunset Avenue in Lenox.

Shepard, a licensed administrator in both Massachusetts and Connecticut, is in familiar territory at Kimball Farms, the former Edgecombe Nursing Home. She was administrator at Edgecombe for three years, from 1996 to 1999. Shepard has served with Berkshire Healthcare Systems since 1996. In addition to her positions as administrator of the former Edgecombe Nursing Home and Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility, Shepard was administrator of North Adams Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center from 1999 to 2001.

Previously, Shepard worked for the Willowood group for five years, as assistant administrator at Willowood of Williamstown, Willowood of Great Barrington and Willowood of North Adams.

Shepard has a bachelor’s degree in health administration from Quinnipiac College and a Master’s in Business Administration from Western New England College. She is a graduate of West Springfield High School.