Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Waterbury, CT

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Waterbury
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Updated on July 14, 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 135 active skilled nursing facilities and 15,483 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 12.25 persons in Waterbury. There were 13,321 residents in nursing homes as July 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 86.04 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)	0.70	0.71 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.18	2.19 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.85	0.83 / 0.87
All Staff	3.73	3.73 / 3.78

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 July 14, 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
Evergreen Woods 88 NOTCH HILL ROAD NORTH BRANFORD, CT	32.00
Leeway, Inc 40 ALBERT STREET NEW HAVEN, CT	19.33
Havencare at Hancock Hall 31 STAPLES ST DANBURY, CT	10.00
Southington Care Center 45 MERIDEN AVE SOUTHINGTON, CT	18.00
River Glen Health Care Center 162 SOUTH BRITAIN RD SOUTHBURY, CT	24.67
Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge 100 REDDING ROAD WEST REDDING, CT	18.67
Connecticut Baptist Homes, Inc 292 THORPE AVENUE MERIDEN, CT	15.33
Portland Care and Rehab Center 333 MAIN ST PORTLAND, CT	8.67
Pomperaug Woods Health Center 80 HERITAGE RD SOUTHBURY, CT	34.00
Pilgrim Manor 52 MISSIONARY RD CROMWELL, CT	14.00

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

Facility	Rating
Complete Care at Kimberly Hall North 1 EMERSON DR WINDSOR, CT	184.33
Valerie Manor 1360 TORRINGFORD ST TORRINGTON, CT	56.67
Laurel Ridge Health Care Center 642 DANBURY ROAD RIDGEFIELD, CT	101.00 /
Arden House 850 MIX AVE HAMDEN, CT	185.67
Apple Rehab Farmington Valley 269 FARMINGTON AVE PLAINVILLE, CT	84.67
Apple Rehab Middletown 600 HIGHLAND AVE MIDDLETOWN, CT	88.33
Apple Rehab Rocky Hill 45 ELM STREET ROCKY HILL, CT	88.33 /
Abbott Terrace Health Center 44 ABBOTT TERRACE WATERBURY, CT	92.00 /
Apple Rehab Watertown 35 BUNKER HILL RD WATERTOWN, CT	59.33 /
Wolcott Hall Nursing Center Inc 215 FOREST ST TORRINGTON, CT	78.67

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