Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Kensington, CT

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

Updated on December 8, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Kensington has a total of 130 active skilled nursing facilities and 15,622 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Kensington of 7,971, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.51 persons in Kensington. There were 12,861 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.33 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, Kensington 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 Kensington 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)	2.20	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.81	0.83 / 0.88
All Staff	3.69	3.75 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Kensington 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 Kensington there were a total of 46 new cases and 46 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Kensington

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 Kensington Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Kensington 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
John L. Levitow Health Care Center 287 WEST ST ROCKY HILL, CT	16.00
Mclean Health Center 75 GREAT POND RD SIMSBURY, CT	26.00
Caleb Hitchcock Health Center 10 LOEFFLER RD BLOOMFIELD, CT	28.00
Pilgrim Manor 52 MISSIONARY RD CROMWELL, CT	26.67
Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center 534 TOWN ST MOODUS, CT	8.67
Seabury 200 SEABURY DRIVE BLOOMFIELD, CT	34.00
River Glen Health Care Center 162 SOUTH BRITAIN RD SOUTHBURY, CT	24.67
Evergreen Woods 88 NOTCH HILL ROAD NORTH BRANFORD, CT	29.33
Essex Meadows Health Center 30 BOKUM RD ESSEX, CT	16.67
St Joseph's Residence 1365 ENFIELD ST ENFIELD, CT	4.00

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

Facility	Rating
Beacon Brook Center For Health and Rehabilitation 89 WIED DRIVE NAUGATUCK, CT	102.83
Apple Rehab Rocky Hill 45 ELM STREET ROCKY HILL, CT	83.00
The Summit at Plantsville 261 SUMMIT STREET PLANTSVILLE, CT	96.00 /
Valerie Manor 1360 TORRINGFORD ST TORRINGTON, CT	66.00
Wolcott Hall Nursing Center Inc 215 FOREST ST TORRINGTON, CT	78.00
Abbott Terrace Health Center 44 ABBOTT TERRACE WATERBURY, CT	109.67
Marlborough Health and Rehabilitation Center 85 STAGE HARBOR ROAD MARLBOROUGH, CT	44.00 /
Hewitt Health and Rehabilitation Center, Inc 45 MALTBY STREET SHELTON, CT	96.67 /
Complete Care at Fox Hill 1253 HARTFORD TPKE ROCKVILLE, CT	88.00
Meriden Health and Rehab 360 BROAD STREET, STE 1 MERIDEN, CT	65.33

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