Caleb Hitchcock Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Caleb Hitchcock Health Center is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Bloomfield, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.68 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 66% above the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 24.3% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Caleb Hitchcock Health Center
10 Loeffler RdBloomfield, CT 06002
Capitol County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Caleb Hitchcock Health Center, nurse aides logged 3.68 hours per resident per day, 66% above the Connecticut average. With about 50 residents a day, that works out to roughly 185 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.68 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.56 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.91 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.64 | 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
24.3% of nursing staff at Caleb Hitchcock Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 21.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $47,216 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | Fine | $15,106 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Fine | $32,110 |
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. Caleb Hitchcock Health Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Caleb Hitchcock Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Duncaster, Incorporated
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 3, 1984
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Caleb Hitchcock Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bloomfield Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation Bloomfield · abuse citation | 2.3 | 120 | 2.06 | 3.32 | 33.0% | 2 | None |
| Seabury Bloomfield | 2.5 | 72 | 3.10 | 4.78 | 10.4% | 5 | $28,105 |
| Touchpoints at Bloomfield Bloomfield | 2.8 | 146 | 1.81 | 2.99 | 33.9% | 4 | None |
| Saint Mary Home West Hartford · abuse citation | 3.5 | 256 | 2.28 | 3.80 | 23.8% | 3 | None |
| Hebrew Center For Health And Rehabilitation West Hartford · abuse citation | 3.7 | 257 | 2.38 | 3.76 | 34.6% | 3 | $27,927 |
| Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House Simsbury | 4.1 | 70 | 2.06 | 3.51 | 40.7% | 4 | $16,039 |
| West Hartford Health & Rehabilitation Center West Hartford | 4.5 | 160 | 2.22 | 3.65 | 28.8% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Kimberly Hall-South Windsor | 4.7 | 180 | 2.16 | 3.74 | 27.4% | 4 | $14,728 |
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.