Nursing Homes and Senior Care in Connecticut

Nursing Homes by City in Connecticut

The Connecticut cities with the most CMS-certified nursing homes. All 96 cities are listed below the table. Homes in Connecticut average 3.7 hours of nursing care per resident per day; the national median is 3.7 hours.

5-Star Nursing Homes in Connecticut

Homes with CMS's top overall rating, ordered by inspection rating. See all highest-rated nursing homes in Connecticut.

Assisted Living in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Facility Licensing and Investigations Section (FLIS) licenses assisted living in Connecticut. License types: Assisted Living Services Agency (ALSA), Managed Residential Community and Residential Care Home (RCH). Use the state's search to check a community's license and inspection history.

• Connecticut assisted living facility search
• Connecticut assisted living rules
• Connecticut assisted living licensing (Connecticut Department of Public Health, Facility Licensing and Investigations Section (FLIS))

Memory Care Rules in Connecticut

Connecticut's term is "Dementia Special Care Unit or Program", a separate license or certification. Facilities must give families a written disclosure of their dementia care services.

• A "dementia special care unit or program" means any nursing facility, residential care home, assisted living facility, adult congregate living facility, adult day care center, hospice or adult foster home that locks, secures, segregates or provides a special program or unit for residents with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other similar disorder, or that advertises or markets the facility as providing specialized care for persons with Alzheimer's disease or dementia (CGS 19a-562(a)).
• An assisted living services agency providing services as a dementia special care unit or program shall obtain approval for such unit or program from the Department of Public Health, ensure adequate staff, and submit a list of its dementia special care units or locations and their staffing plans with each initial or renewal licensure application (CGS 19a-564(d)).
• Each dementia special care unit or program must give a signed written disclosure to the person being placed or their representative, explaining the care distinct from licensing requirements: philosophy; preadmission, admission and discharge; assessment, care planning and implementation; staffing patterns and training ratios; physical environment; residents' activities and the ratio of residents to recreation staff; family role in care; and program costs and any additional fees (CGS 19a-562(b)).
• The disclosure form is reviewed annually and any significant change is updated within thirty days (CGS 19a-562(c)).
• Licensed and registered direct care staff and nurse's aides in a dementia special care unit or program receive not less than eight hours of dementia-specific training within 120 days of employment (for staff hired on or after October 1, 2014) and not less than eight hours annually thereafter, plus at least two hours a year of pain recognition and pain management training (CGS 19a-562a(b)).
• Unlicensed and unregistered staff, other than nurse's aides, who serve residents of a dementia special care unit or program receive at least one hour of Alzheimer's and dementia specific training annually (CGS 19a-562a(c)).
• Every assisted living services agency, residential care home and home health agency provides training on Alzheimer's disease and dementia symptoms and care to all direct care staff upon employment and annually thereafter (CGS 19a-562b).

• Connecticut memory care rules

Medicaid Long-Term Care in Connecticut

Connecticut's Medicaid program is HUSKY C. For nursing home Medicaid, the state lists an income limit of For single people, the income limit is $2,982. and an asset limit of For single people, the asset limit is $1,600. For a married couple, asset and income limits are based on the CSPA (community spouse protected amount)..

• Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE): in-home care, adult day and assisted living. Applicants must be 65 years of age or older, be a Connecticut resident, be at risk of nursing home placement (need assistance with critical needs such as bathing, dressing, eating, taking medications, toileting) and meet the program's financial eligibility criteria. Services may include care management, adult day health, companion, home delivered meals, homemaker, assisted living services, personal care attendant and chore services.

• HUSKY C nursing facility coverage
• Connecticut Medicaid long-term care limits

Nursing Home Inspections and Complaints in Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Facility Licensing and Investigations Section (FLIS) inspects nursing homes in Connecticut for CMS.

• Connecticut nursing home inspection lookup
• File a nursing home complaint in Connecticut

Connecticut Long-Term Care Ombudsman

The Connecticut Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is a free, confidential advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living. Ombudsmen help with complaints, residents' rights and problems with care. Call 860-424-5200.

• Contact the Connecticut Long Term Care Ombudsman Program

Aging Services and Caregiver Support in Connecticut

Aging and Disability Services (ADS), Bureau of Aging runs Connecticut's aging services, delivered through local Area Agencies on Aging. Family caregivers can get help through National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP).

• Connecticut aging services: Aging and Disability Services (ADS), Bureau of Aging
• Area Agencies on Aging in Connecticut
• Caregiver support in Connecticut: National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP)
• Connecticut adult day services

Guides for Your Next Step

See how to choose a nursing home, what memory care is, how Medicaid pays for nursing home care and what Medicare covers. For local help, call the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116.

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