Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Waterbury, CT

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Waterbury
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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, Waterbury has a total of 134 active skilled nursing facilities and 16,604 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Waterbury of 189,614, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 11.42 persons in Waterbury. There were 13,621 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.03 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, Waterbury 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 Waterbury 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)	2.21	2.21 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.85	0.83 / 0.88
All Staff	3.75	3.75 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Waterbury 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 Waterbury there were a total of 64 new cases and 64 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 Waterbury

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 Waterbury Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Waterbury 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
Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge 100 REDDING ROAD WEST REDDING, CT	18.67
Southington Care Center 45 MERIDEN AVE SOUTHINGTON, CT	16.00
Lord Chamberlain Manor 7003 MAIN STREET STRATFORD, CT	33.33
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
Portland Care and Rehab Center 333 MAIN ST PORTLAND, CT	8.67
Maple View Health and Rehabilitation Center 856 MAPLE ST ROCKY HILL, CT	26.00
Havencare at Hancock Hall 31 STAPLES ST DANBURY, CT	10.00
Havencare at Filosa 13 HAKIM ST DANBURY, CT	15.33

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

Facility	Rating
Civita Care Center at Danbury 107 OSBORNE STREET DANBURY, CT	71.33
Apple Rehab Rocky Hill 45 ELM STREET ROCKY HILL, CT	86.33
Wadsworth Glen Health Care and Rehabilitation Cent 30 BOSTON RD MIDDLETOWN, CT	82.50
West Haven Center For Nursing and Rehabilitation 310 TERRACE AVE WEST HAVEN, CT	115.67
Saint John Paul Ii Center 33 LINCOLN AVENUE DANBURY, CT	100.17
Autumn Lake Healthcare at West Hartford 1 EMILY WAY WEST HARTFORD, CT	127.67
Wolcott Hall Nursing Center Inc 215 FOREST ST TORRINGTON, CT	78.00
Apple Rehab Farmington Valley 269 FARMINGTON AVE PLAINVILLE, CT	80.00
Apple Rehab Laurel Woods 451 NORTH HIGH STREET EAST HAVEN, CT	84.00 /
The Summit at Plantsville 261 SUMMIT STREET PLANTSVILLE, CT	94.00 /

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