Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge is a 40-bed for-profit nursing home in Mystic, Connecticut, part of Life Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 27.1% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge
186 Jerry Browne RoadMystic, CT 06355
Southeastern 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 Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, 12% above the Connecticut average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 90 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.97 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.80 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.27 | 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
27.1% of nursing staff at Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 27, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,018 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
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. Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge holds 5 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Services, 43 homes
- Legal name: Stoneridge Senior Care, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 24, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pendleton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Mystic | 0.3 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.75 | 33.7% | 5 | None |
| Mystic Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, LLC Mystic · abuse citation | 1.5 | 100 | 1.96 | 3.35 | 58.8% | 1 | $38,860 |
| Apple Rehab Mystic Mystic | 1.6 | 60 | 1.76 | 2.91 | 63.9% | 2 | $16,588 |
| Complete Care at Groton Regency Groton | 5.2 | 162 | 2.11 | 3.54 | 44.9% | 5 | None |
| Royal of Westerly Nursing Center Westerly | 6.3 | 66 | 1.66 | 3.21 | 46.9% | 4 | $8,647 |
| Westerly Health Center Westerly | 6.7 | 120 | 1.73 | 3.05 | 42.9% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Fairview Groton · staffing data not validated | 6.8 | 120 | — | — | 33.7% | 4 | None |
| Beechwood Health & Rehabilitation Center New London | 8.1 | 60 | 2.22 | 4.00 | — | 4 | 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.