Nursing homes in Connecticut
191 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 3.0/5 — +0.01 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 43% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $4,532,487.
What nursing care costs in Connecticut Cost of care in Connecticut
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in Connecticut
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT NEW BRITAIN
5/5New Britain · 282 bedsMuch above average →COMPLETE CARE AT GROTON REGENCY
5/5Groton · 162 bedsMuch above average →WEST HARTFORD HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER
5/5West Hartford · 160 bedsMuch above average →FRESH RIVER HEALTHCARE
5/5East Windsor · 140 bedsMuch above average →BRIDE BROOK REHABILITATION & NURSING CENTER
5/5Niantic · 130 bedsMuch above average →REGENCY HOUSE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER
5/5Wallingford · 130 bedsMuch above average →All 191 facilities in Connecticut
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Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Nursing homes by city in Connecticut
Pick a city to compare its facilities on rating, staffing, and fines.
City pages cover the 27 cities with three or more facilities. Smaller towns appear in the full table below.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in Connecticut
46 with a substantiated abuse citation and 5 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew Center For Health And Rehabilitation Abuse icon | West Hartford, CT | 3/5 | 257 | $27,927 |
| SAINT MARY HOME Abuse icon | West Hartford, CT | 3/5 | 256 | — |
| SILVER SPRINGS CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Meriden, CT | 3/5 | 158 | $24,150 |
| WATER'S EDGE CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION Abuse icon | Middletown, CT | 3/5 | 150 | $91,899 |
| LAUREL RIDGE CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION Abuse icon | Ridgefield, CT | 3/5 | 126 | — |
| MARLBOROUGH HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER Abuse icon | Marlborough, CT | 3/5 | 120 | $206,228 |
| MONSIGNOR BOJNOWSKI MANOR, INC Abuse icon | New Britain, CT | 3/5 | 60 | $21,991 |
| RIVERSIDE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER Abuse icon | East Hartford, CT | 2/5 | 345 | $46,125 |
| ARK HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION AT BRANFORD HILLS Abuse icon | Branford, CT | 2/5 | 190 | $8,021 |
| CIVITA CARE CENTER AT DANBURY Abuse icon | Danbury, CT | 2/5 | 180 | $32,630 |
| WESTSIDE CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Manchester, CT | 2/5 | 162 | — |
| HAVENCARE AT VALERIE MANOR Abuse icon | Torrington, CT | 2/5 | 151 | — |
| SUMMIT AT PLANTSVILLE CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILI Abuse icon | Plantsville, CT | 2/5 | 150 | $3,652 |
| WILTON MEADOWS HEALTH CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Wilton, CT | 2/5 | 148 | $16,452 |
| LUDLOWE CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION Abuse icon | Fairfield, CT | 2/5 | 144 | $47,905 |
| TRINITY HILL CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Hartford, CT | 2/5 | 134 | $58,994 |
| GARDNER HEIGHTS HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC Abuse icon | Shelton, CT | 2/5 | 124 | $7,446 |
| BLOOMFIELD CENTER FOR NURSING & REHABILITATION Abuse icon | Bloomfield, CT | 2/5 | 120 | — |
| CIVITA CARE CENTER AT CHESHIRE Abuse icon | Cheshire, CT | 2/5 | 120 | — |
| CIVITA CARE CENTER AT LONG RIDGE Abuse icon | Stamford, CT | 2/5 | 120 | — |
| NOBLE HORIZONS Watch list | Salisbury, CT | 2/5 | 91 | $151,542 |
| Apple Rehab Guilford Abuse icon | Guilford, CT | 2/5 | 90 | — |
| CALEB HITCHCOCK HEALTH CENTER Abuse icon | Bloomfield, CT | 2/5 | 60 | $47,216 |
| ARDEN CARE CENTER Abuse icon Watch list | Hamden, CT | 1/5 | 271 | $87,831 |
| ADVANCED CENTER FOR NURSING & REHABILITATION Abuse icon | New Haven, CT | 1/5 | 226 | $220,426 |
| CHELSEA PLACE CARE CENTER LLC Abuse icon | Hartford, CT | 1/5 | 216 | — |
| CIVITA CARE CENTER AT NEWINGTON Abuse icon | Newington, CT | 1/5 | 180 | $120,238 |
| HAVENCARE AT LITCHFIELD WOODS Abuse icon | Torrington, CT | 1/5 | 160 | $7,901 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT KIMBERLY HALL NORTH Abuse icon | Windsor, CT | 1/5 | 150 | $13,065 |
| NEW HAVEN CENTER FOR NURSING & REHABILITATION LLC Abuse icon | New Haven, CT | 1/5 | 150 | $61,814 |
| NORWALK CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Norwalk, CT | 1/5 | 150 | $198,225 |
| CIVITA CARE SHERIDEN WOODS Abuse icon | Bristol, CT | 1/5 | 146 | $18,220 |
| CIVITA CARE NORTHBRIDGE Abuse icon | Bridgeport, CT | 1/5 | 145 | $120,333 |
| PARKWAY PAVILION HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER Abuse icon | Enfield, CT | 1/5 | 130 | — |
| HARBOR VILLAGE NORTH HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CEN Abuse icon | New London, CT | 1/5 | 128 | $68,933 |
| CIVITA CARE CENTER AT MILFORD Abuse icon | Milford, CT | 1/5 | 120 | $14,433 |
| NEW LONDON SUB-ACUTE AND NURSING Abuse icon Watch list | Waterford, CT | 1/5 | 120 | $172,564 |
| AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT WINDSOR Abuse icon | Windsor, CT | 1/5 | 108 | $130,836 |
| WADSWORTH GLEN HEALTH CARE AND REHABILITATION CENT Abuse icon | Middletown, CT | 1/5 | 102 | — |
| MYSTIC HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC Abuse icon | Mystic, CT | 1/5 | 100 | $25,259 |
Showing the 40 highest-rated of 47 flagged facilities. Filter the full table above for the rest.
Choosing between nursing homes in Connecticut
The state average hides wide variation. In Connecticut the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in Connecticut?
191 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 22532 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in Connecticut?
3.0 out of 5 stars across 190 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in Connecticut has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in Connecticut?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.