7 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Miscellaneous (3 deficiencies)
Suffield, CT
5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with 7 recent health deficiencies with 6 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
1 Canal Road, Suffield, CT
(860) 668-6111
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
5 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
5 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
128
Certified beds
Average residents
123
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Atlas Healthcare
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1991-06-21
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
28 facilities
Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 4 quality stars
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
RN hours / resident day
0.40
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.70 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.09
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.84 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.29
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.28 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.77
All reported nurse hours · state 3.83 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.48
RN + LPN hours · state 1.54 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.55
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.41 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.19
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.46 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.17
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.38
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.65
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.41
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
20%
Annual RN turnover · state 39% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
31%
Annual nurse turnover · state 38% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
6,972
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
31.15
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9863
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 16.21% · Performance 22.69% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
1.18
Baseline 4.62% · Performance 7.48% · Measure score 1.18 · Achievement 1.18 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
7.92
Baseline 22.77% · Performance 31.30% · Measure score 7.92 · Achievement 7.92 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
3.36
Baseline 3.70 hours · Performance 4.03 hours · Measure score 3.36 · Achievement 3.36 · Improvement 1.11
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.68% |
10.72%
1 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 250 · Observed rate 11.6% · Lower 95% interval 8.77% |
| Discharge to community | 60.39% |
50.57%
9.8 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 243 · Observed rate 55.56% · Lower 95% interval 54.57% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1 |
1.02
About the same
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 97.79% |
95.27%
2.5 pts better
|
Numerator 177 · Denominator 181 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.56% |
0.77%
0.2 pts better
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 180 |
| Discharge self-care score | 56.91% |
53.69%
3.2 pts better
|
Numerator 70 · Denominator 123 |
| Discharge mobility score | 59.35% |
50.94%
8.4 pts better
|
Numerator 73 · Denominator 123 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 3.33% |
2.29%
1 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 180 · Adjusted rate 3.68% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 7.48% |
7.12%
0.4 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 158 · Observed rate 6.33% · Lower 95% interval 5.22% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 7.92% |
8.2%
0.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 16 · Denominator 202 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 88.33% |
42%
46.3 pts better
|
Numerator 212 · Denominator 240 |
| Discharge function score | 62.6% |
56.45%
6.1 pts better
|
Numerator 77 · Denominator 123 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 98.18% |
95.95%
2.2 pts better
|
Numerator 54 · Denominator 55 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 99% |
96.28%
2.7 pts better
|
Numerator 99 · Denominator 100 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 27.52% |
25.2%
2.3 pts better
|
Numerator 30 · Denominator 109 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.0 |
2.1
0.1 pts better
|
1.9
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.0 · Observed 1.4 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.1 |
1.5
0.4 pts better
|
1.8
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.1 · Observed 0.8 · Expected 1.2 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
87.5%
12.5 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| 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 | 4.1% |
3.4%
0.7 pts worse
|
3.3%
0.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 3.0% · Q3 3.0% · Q4 6.7% · 4Q avg 4.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 14.4% |
17.1%
2.7 pts better
|
11.4%
3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.4% · Q2 12.1% · Q3 12.2% · Q4 22.7% · 4Q avg 14.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 5.7% |
6.4%
0.7 pts better
|
5.4%
0.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 6.2% · Q3 9.6% · Q4 5.2% · 4Q avg 5.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 14.9% |
17.3%
2.4 pts better
|
19.6%
4.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.7% · Q2 13.1% · Q3 15.2% · Q4 16.7% · 4Q avg 14.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 19.6% |
19.4%
0.2 pts worse
|
16.7%
2.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.4% · Q2 21.2% · Q3 17.6% · Q4 19.0% · 4Q avg 19.6% · 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 | 10.6% |
18.1%
7.5 pts better
|
16.3%
5.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.3% · Q2 5.5% · Q3 15.6% · Q4 11.4% · 4Q avg 10.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 11.3% |
18.4%
7.1 pts better
|
14.9%
3.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.7% · Q2 13.8% · Q3 11.0% · Q4 13.8% · 4Q avg 11.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.3% |
0.9%
0.6 pts better
|
1.0%
0.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.2% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.3% |
1.7%
0.4 pts better
|
1.7%
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.0% · Q2 3.1% · Q3 1.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 30.7% |
24.8%
5.9 pts worse
|
19.8%
10.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 28.0% · Q2 27.4% · Q3 29.9% · Q4 37.1% · 4Q avg 30.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 1.2% |
4.4%
3.2 pts better
|
5.1%
3.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.3% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.2% |
70.5%
28.7 pts better
|
81.7%
17.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.1% · Q2 99.3% · Q3 99.3% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 9.2% |
11.1%
1.9 pts better
|
12.0%
2.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 9.2% · Observed 7.6% · Expected 9.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.5% |
1.5%
About the same
|
1.6%
0.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.7% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 1.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 97.2% |
69.7%
27.5 pts better
|
79.7%
17.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 23.7% |
25.0%
1.3 pts better
|
23.9%
0.2 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 23.7% · Observed 22.7% · Expected 22.9% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Miscellaneous (3 deficiencies)
Top issue: Resident Rights (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)
4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-02-14
Fire Safety
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-02-14
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-03-28
Fire Safety
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2025-02-14
Fire Safety
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2025-02-14
Fire Safety
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2025-02-14
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2022-08-30
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2020-01-27
Fire Safety
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2020-01-27
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2020-01-27
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2020-01-27
Inspection history
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-01-23
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-12-15
Health
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2025-02-10
Health
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2025-02-10
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-02-10
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-02-10
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-02-10
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-11-04
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-06-28
Health
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-06-28
Health
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2022-08-12
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2022-08-12
Health
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2022-08-12
Health
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2019-12-19
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2019-12-19
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2019-12-19
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 2019-12-19
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
Contracted Managing Employee · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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