Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Simsbury, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.06 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 40.7% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House
36 Firetown RdSimsbury, CT 06070
Capitol County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House, nurse aides logged 2.06 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Connecticut average. With about 66 residents a day, that works out to roughly 136 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.06 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.51 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
40.7% of nursing staff at Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,039 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2024 | Fine | $16,039 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House holds 4 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Governor's House Simsbury Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 25, 1990
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| McLean Health Center Simsbury | 1.1 | 72 | 3.04 | 5.12 | 26.6% | 5 | None |
| Caleb Hitchcock Health Center Bloomfield · abuse citation | 4.1 | 60 | 3.68 | 5.91 | 24.3% | 2 | $47,216 |
| Seabury Bloomfield | 6.0 | 72 | 3.10 | 4.78 | 10.4% | 5 | $28,105 |
| Bloomfield Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation Bloomfield · abuse citation | 6.2 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.32 | 33.0% | 2 | None |
| Cherry Brook Health Care Center Canton | 6.3 | 100 | 2.12 | 3.59 | 55.4% | 2 | $11,175 |
| Civita Care Meadowbrook Granby | 6.5 | 90 | 2.07 | 3.54 | 21.3% | 4 | None |
| Touchpoints at Bloomfield Bloomfield | 6.6 | 146 | 1.81 | 2.99 | 33.9% | 4 | None |
| Apple Rehab Avon Avon | 7.1 | 60 | 2.08 | 3.31 | 55.2% | 3 | $78,309 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.