Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Essex, CT

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Essex
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Updated on December 1, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Essex has a total of 68 active skilled nursing facilities and 7,307 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Essex of 0, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.00 persons in Essex. There were 6,059 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.92 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, Essex 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 Essex and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.72	0.71 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.20	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.77	0.83 / 0.88
All Staff	3.68	3.75 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Essex 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 Essex there were a total of 13 new cases and 13 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Essex

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 Essex Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Essex, 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 Essex

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Essex 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
Fairview 235 LESTERTOWN RD GROTON, CT	10.00
Peconic Landing at Southold 1500 BRECKNOCK ROAD GREENPORT, NY	8.00
Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge 186 JERRY BROWNE ROAD MYSTIC, CT	6.00
Bride Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 23 LIBERTY WAY NIANTIC, CT	16.00
Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center 534 TOWN ST MOODUS, CT	8.67
Essex Meadows Health Center 30 BOKUM RD ESSEX, CT	16.67
Evergreen Woods 88 NOTCH HILL ROAD NORTH BRANFORD, CT	29.33
Jerome Home 975 CORBIN AVENUE NEW BRITAIN, CT	27.33
John L. Levitow Health Care Center 287 WEST ST ROCKY HILL, CT	16.00
Maple View Health and Rehabilitation Center 856 MAPLE ST ROCKY HILL, CT	26.00

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

Facility	Rating
Skyview Rehab and Nursing 35 MARC DRIVE WALLINGFORD, CT	237.00
Apple Rehab Saybrook 1775 BOSTON POST RD OLD SAYBROOK, CT	111.83
Greentree Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4 GREENTREE DRIVE WATERFORD, CT	145.00 /
Apple Rehab Farmington Valley 269 FARMINGTON AVE PLAINVILLE, CT	79.33
Montowese Center For Health and Rehabilitation 163 QUINNIPIAC AVENUE NORTH HAVEN, CT	126.83
Wadsworth Glen Health Care and Rehabilitation Cent 30 BOSTON RD MIDDLETOWN, CT	82.50
Apple Rehab Rocky Hill 45 ELM STREET ROCKY HILL, CT	83.00
Apple Rehab Laurel Woods 451 NORTH HIGH STREET EAST HAVEN, CT	84.00 /
Apple Rehab Uncasville 5 RICHARD BROWN DRIVE UNCASVILLE, CT	135.17 /
Meriden Health and Rehab 360 BROAD STREET, STE 1 MERIDEN, CT	65.33

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