Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Vanderman Place
595 Valley Street, Willimantic, CT · (860) 450-7060
- Certified beds
- 124
- Residents per day
- 101
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 15, 2000
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Connecticut.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Connecticut homes
Vanderman Place carries 75 inspection points. That is fewer than 45% of Connecticut's 190 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Connecticut: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–29 pts
- 4★ 29–53 pts
- 3★ 53–79 pts
- 2★ 79–116.75 pts
- 1★ over 116.75 pts
Bars show every rated home in Connecticut by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
51 health citations on record since 2020. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care12D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning9D
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- B
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Rights7E
- E
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- E
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- B
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Infection Control5E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- C
Report COVID19 data to residents and families.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation5E
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Pharmacy Service4E
- E
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.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- E
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.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Nursing and Physician Services4E
- E
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- E
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- E
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- D
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration1B
- B
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Environmental1D
- D
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspection history
2025-05-23
10 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)
2023-05-02
27 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
2020-09-18
14 health deficiencies · 18 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 16 min of nursing staff time a day, 30 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 16 min
Connecticut average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 52% of nursing staff and 31% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts better | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.6 pts worse | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10.6 pts better | 99.7% | 89.1% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.3 pts better | 100.0% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.8 pts better | 2.8% | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms33.5 pts worse | 58.5% | 25.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.9 pts better | 4.5% | 6.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication6.3 pts worse | 24.3% | 18.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication8.2 pts worse | 25.9% | 17.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2.9 pts better | 11.9% | 14.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3.5 pts worse | 21.2% | 17.7% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts worse | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infectionAbout the same | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence7.7 pts better | 16.3% | 24.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.2 pts better | 2.7% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine24.6 pts better | 97.1% | 72.5% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit3.1 pts worse | 13.5% | 10.4% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.2 pts worse | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine23.9 pts better | 96.9% | 73.0% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.5 pts worse | 24.0% | 23.5% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
4 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher, Shimshon | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 52% | 2 facilities |
| Fisher, Martha | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 24% | 2 facilities |
| Krohn, Simcha | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 24% | 5 facilities |
| Affainie, Ursula | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
25 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke9D
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems5D
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- D
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Emergency Preparedness4D
- D
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- D
Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.
- D
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- D
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Miscellaneous3D
- D
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- D
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
- D
Have restrictions on the use of flammable curtains.
Egress3E
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E
Install proper backup exit lighting.
- D
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Services1F
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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