Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Chester, CT

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Chester
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on October 27, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Chester has a total of 87 active skilled nursing facilities and 9,996 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Chester of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Chester. There were 8,222 residents in nursing homes as October 27, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.25 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Chester has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Chester and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.69	0.71 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.22	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.81	0.83 / 0.88
All Staff	3.72	3.75 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Connecticut.

COVID-19 Infections in Chester Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Chester there were a total of 45 new cases and 45 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 27, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Chester

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Chester Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Chester, CT. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Chester

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Chester based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Pilgrim Manor 52 MISSIONARY RD CROMWELL, CT	26.67
Portland Care and Rehab Center 333 MAIN ST PORTLAND, CT	8.67
Peconic Landing at Southold 1500 BRECKNOCK ROAD GREENPORT, NY	8.00
Maple View Health and Rehabilitation Center 856 MAPLE ST ROCKY HILL, CT	26.00
Southington Care Center 45 MERIDEN AVE SOUTHINGTON, CT	16.00
Livewell Connecticut 1261 SOUTH MAIN STREET PLANTSVILLE, CT	16.00
John L. Levitow Health Care Center 287 WEST ST ROCKY HILL, CT	19.20
Jerome Home 975 CORBIN AVENUE NEW BRITAIN, CT	27.33
Whitney Center 200 LEEDER HILL DR HAMDEN, CT	43.33
Fairview 235 LESTERTOWN RD GROTON, CT	10.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Chester based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Vanderman Place 595 VALLEY STREET WILLIMANTIC, CT	100.67
Apple Rehab Uncasville 5 RICHARD BROWN DRIVE UNCASVILLE, CT	135.17 /
Wadsworth Glen Health Care and Rehabilitation Cent 30 BOSTON RD MIDDLETOWN, CT	82.50
New Haven Center For Nursing and Rehabilitation LLC 181 CLIFTON STREET NEW HAVEN, CT	124.50 /
Apple Rehab Saybrook 1775 BOSTON POST RD OLD SAYBROOK, CT	113.83
Apple Rehab Cromwell 156 BERLIN ROAD CROMWELL, CT	85.67
Apple Rehab Farmington Valley 269 FARMINGTON AVE PLAINVILLE, CT	80.00
Apple Rehab Laurel Woods 451 NORTH HIGH STREET EAST HAVEN, CT	84.00 /
Apple Rehab Rocky Hill 45 ELM STREET ROCKY HILL, CT	86.33
Salmon Brook Rehab and Nursing 72 SALMON BROOK DRIVE GLASTONBURY, CT	96.00 /

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