Cycle 1
Health 2024-07-08 · Fire 2024-07-08
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Meriden, CT
Connecticut Baptist Homes, Inc
2-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with $13,627 in total fines with 5 recent health deficiencies
292 Thorpe Avenue, Meriden, CT
(203) 237-1206
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
60
Certified beds
Average residents
58
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1991-10-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.64
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.57
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.84 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.65
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.28 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.86
All reported nurse hours · state 3.83 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.21
RN + LPN hours · state 1.54 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.33
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.41 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.47
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.46 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.09
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.73
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.39
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.20
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
23%
Annual RN turnover · state 39% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
44%
Annual nurse turnover · state 38% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
2,761
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
47.93
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0016
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Healthcare-associated infections
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
Total nurse turnover
4.46
Baseline 33.33% · Performance 45.45% · Measure score 4.46 · Achievement 4.46 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
5.13
Baseline 4.14 hours · Performance 4.54 hours · Measure score 5.13 · Achievement 5.13 · Improvement 1.93
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | Not Available |
10.72%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 21 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge to community | Not Available |
50.57%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 5 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | Not Available |
1.02
|
Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | Not Available |
95.27%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 18 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Falls with major injury | Not Available |
0.77%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 18 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge self-care score | Not Available |
53.69%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Discharge mobility score | Not Available |
50.94%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | Not Available |
2.29%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 18 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | Not Available |
7.12%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 12 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 1.63% |
8.2%
6.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 123 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 100% |
42%
58 pts better
|
Numerator 121 · Denominator 121 |
| Discharge function score | Not Available |
56.45%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 4 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.1 |
2.1
1 pts better
|
1.9
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.1 · Observed 0.8 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.7 |
1.5
0.8 pts better
|
1.8
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.7 · Observed 0.6 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 97.4% |
87.5%
9.9 pts better
|
93.4%
4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.2% · Q2 94.9% · Q3 96.5% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 97.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
93.5%
6.5 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 8.3% |
3.4%
4.9 pts worse
|
3.3%
5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.7% · Q2 6.8% · Q3 7.0% · Q4 8.6% · 4Q avg 8.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.0% |
17.1%
17.1 pts better
|
11.4%
11.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 10.0% |
6.4%
3.6 pts worse
|
5.4%
4.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.7% · Q2 12.5% · Q3 8.2% · Q4 7.5% · 4Q avg 10.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 15.4% |
17.3%
1.9 pts better
|
19.6%
4.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.3% · Q2 16.9% · Q3 16.0% · Q4 14.0% · 4Q avg 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 13.8% |
19.4%
5.6 pts better
|
16.7%
2.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 19.6% · Q2 13.5% · Q3 8.2% · Q4 13.7% · 4Q avg 13.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.0%
About the same
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 20.6% |
18.1%
2.5 pts worse
|
16.3%
4.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.4% · Q2 36.0% · Q3 7.3% · Q4 10.5% · 4Q avg 20.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 29.8% |
18.4%
11.4 pts worse
|
14.9%
14.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 50.0% · Q2 37.7% · Q3 14.9% · Q4 10.3% · 4Q avg 29.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.7% |
0.9%
0.2 pts better
|
1.0%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.5% · Q2 1.4% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 26.5% |
24.8%
1.7 pts worse
|
19.8%
6.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.9% · Q2 24.9% · Q3 22.5% · Q4 30.8% · 4Q avg 26.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 1.0% |
4.4%
3.4 pts better
|
5.1%
4.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 74.1% |
70.5%
3.6 pts better
|
81.7%
7.6 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 74.1% |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2022-08-15 · Fire 2022-08-15
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2019-12-05 · Fire 2019-12-05
2 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Inspection history
Recent health citations
J · Immediate jeopardy
2024-07-08
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-07-16
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-08
F940 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Corrected 2024-07-16
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-08
F947 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2024-07-16
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-08
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-07-16
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-07-08
F757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-07-16
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-08-15
F607 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2022-09-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-08-15
F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2022-09-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-08-15
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2022-09-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-08-15
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-09-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-08-15
F757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2022-09-26
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-12-05
F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2019-12-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2019-12-05
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2019-12-28
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$13,627
2024-07-08
Fine
Fine · fine $13,627
Fine
Ownership
Avena, Robert
Corporate Director · Individual
Doyle, Richard
Corporate Director · Individual
Jones, David
Corporate Director · Individual
Lewis, Margaret
Corporate Director · Individual
Mcmunn, William
Corporate Director · Individual
Morse, Mary Patricia
Corporate Director · Individual
Morse, Mary Patricia
Corporate Officer · Individual
Morse, Mary Patricia
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Riggs, Harry
Corporate Director · Individual
Sarrazin, Marcia
Corporate Director · Individual
Scott, Hopeton
Corporate Director · Individual
Stevens, David
Corporate Director · Individual
Stevens, Sandra
Corporate Director · Individual
Young, Peter
Corporate Director · Individual
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