Connecticut has 191 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
42 Connecticut facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Health Care Center | Orange | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Southington Care Center | Southington | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| St Joseph'S Residence | Enfield | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Waveny Care Center | New Canaan | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| 60 West | Rocky Hill | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Avalon Health Care Center At Stoneridge | Mystic | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Chestelm Health And Rehabilitation Center | Moodus | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Edgehill Health Center | Stamford | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center | Niantic | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Matulaitis Rehabilitation & Skilled Care | Putnam | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 45 Connecticut facilities with an abuse icon and lists 6 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Arden Care Center | Hamden | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Bickford Health Care Center | Windsor Locks | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Cobalt Lodge Health Care And Rehabilitation Center | Cobalt | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Grandview Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center | New Britain | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| New London Sub-Acute And Nursing | Waterford | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Noble Horizons | Salisbury | Special Focus |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your Connecticut search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Nursing home reports from $47 · Assisted living from $29 in 11 states. One-time, no subscription. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.