Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Waterbury, Connecticut, part of Autumn Lake Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 39.1% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill
2817 North Main StreetWaterbury, CT 06704
Naugatuck Vly 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 Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill, nurse aides logged 1.85 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Connecticut average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 158 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.85 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.94 | 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
39.1% of nursing staff at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 6, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill holds 4 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Autumn Lake Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: Bucks Hill Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 4, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC Waterbury | 3.0 | 120 | 2.31 | 3.88 | 30.2% | 5 | None |
| Apple Rehab Watertown Watertown | 3.8 | 110 | 2.09 | 3.46 | 35.2% | 4 | $25,058 |
| Cheshire House Health Care Facility & Rehab Center Waterbury | 4.2 | 75 | 2.11 | 3.83 | 33.8% | 2 | None |
| Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Plymouth | 5.4 | 60 | 2.30 | 3.97 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Middlebury Middlebury | 6.0 | 58 | 2.29 | 3.84 | 50.7% | 5 | $12,735 |
| Livewell Connecticut Plantsville | 6.9 | 120 | 3.31 | 4.78 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Summit at Plantsville Center for Health & Rehabili Plantsville · abuse citation | 6.9 | 150 | 2.20 | 3.58 | 38.7% | 2 | $3,652 |
| Ingraham Manor Rehab and Nursing Bristol | 7.2 | 128 | 2.38 | 3.88 | 38.1% | 2 | $34,369 |
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.