Autumn Lake Healthcare at the Willows: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Autumn Lake Healthcare at the Willows is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Woodbridge, Connecticut, part of Autumn Lake Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 27.5% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Autumn Lake Healthcare at the Willows
225 Amity RdWoodbridge, CT 06525
South Central Ct 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 the Willows, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Connecticut average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 179 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.69 | 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
27.5% of nursing staff at Autumn Lake Healthcare at the Willows left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 35.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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 the Willows holds 4 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Autumn Lake Healthcare at the Willows
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Autumn Lake Healthcare, 59 homes
- Legal name: 225 Amity Rd Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 26, 1990
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Autumn Lake Healthcare at the Willows
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Grimes Center New Haven | 3.1 | 114 | 1.74 | 3.72 | 23.2% | 5 | None |
| Whitney Center Hamden | 3.3 | 59 | 1.53 | 2.63 | 22.6% | 3 | None |
| Advanced Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation New Haven · abuse citation | 3.6 | 226 | 2.45 | 3.78 | 34.4% | 1 | $72,450 |
| Arden Care Center Hamden · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 4.0 | 271 | 2.19 | 3.53 | 38.1% | 1 | $87,831 |
| West Haven Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation West Haven | 4.1 | 98 | 2.49 | 3.95 | 35.9% | 2 | None |
| Leeway, Inc New Haven · many days without an RN | 4.6 | 30 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 100.0% | 4 | None |
| Hamden Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Hamden | 4.7 | 153 | 2.49 | 4.04 | 44.9% | 3 | None |
| Orange Health Care Center Orange | 5.0 | 60 | 2.47 | 3.90 | 20.5% | 5 | None |
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.