Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Kensington, CT

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

Updated on November 3, 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 November 3, 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 99 new cases and 99 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 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
Livewell Connecticut 1261 SOUTH MAIN STREET PLANTSVILLE, CT	16.00
Pilgrim Manor 52 MISSIONARY RD CROMWELL, CT	26.67
Southington Care Center 45 MERIDEN AVE SOUTHINGTON, CT	16.00
Seabury 200 SEABURY DRIVE BLOOMFIELD, CT	34.00
St Joseph's Residence 1365 ENFIELD ST ENFIELD, CT	4.00
Essex Meadows Health Center 30 BOKUM RD ESSEX, CT	16.67
Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center 534 TOWN ST MOODUS, CT	8.67
River Glen Health Care Center 162 SOUTH BRITAIN RD SOUTHBURY, CT	24.67
Cherry Brook Health Care Center 102 DYER AVENUE COLLINSVILLE, CT	17.33
Caleb Hitchcock Health Center 10 LOEFFLER RD BLOOMFIELD, CT	28.00

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

Facility	Rating
Autumn Lake Healthcare at West Hartford 1 EMILY WAY WEST HARTFORD, CT	127.67
Marlborough Health and Rehabilitation Center 85 STAGE HARBOR ROAD MARLBOROUGH, CT	44.00 /
The Summit at Plantsville 261 SUMMIT STREET PLANTSVILLE, CT	94.00 /
Apple Rehab Cromwell 156 BERLIN ROAD CROMWELL, CT	85.67
Apple Rehab Farmington Valley 269 FARMINGTON AVE PLAINVILLE, CT	80.00
West Haven Center For Nursing and Rehabilitation 310 TERRACE AVE WEST HAVEN, CT	115.67
Apple Rehab Shelton Lakes 5 LAKE ROAD SHELTON, CT	74.67 /
Apple Rehab Laurel Woods 451 NORTH HIGH STREET EAST HAVEN, CT	84.00 /
Arden Care Center 850 MIX AVE HAMDEN, CT	155.83 /
Abbott Terrace Health Center 44 ABBOTT TERRACE WATERBURY, CT	111.33 /

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