Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 76-bed for-profit nursing home in Moodus, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.72 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 42.7% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center
534 Town StMoodus, CT 06469
Lower Ct River 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 Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.72 hours per resident per day, 23% above the Connecticut average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 192 aide hours a day, or about 24 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) | 2.72 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.89 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.24 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.84 | 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
42.7% of nursing staff at Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation 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 26.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 26, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Chestelm Skilled Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1986
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Aaron Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Chester | 6.0 | 60 | 1.82 | 3.59 | 30.9% | 2 | $20,872 |
| Cobalt Lodge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center Cobalt · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 7.6 | 60 | 0.84 | 1.77 | 72.2% | 1 | $37,440 |
| Apple Rehab Colchester Colchester · abuse citation | 8.7 | 60 | 1.92 | 3.25 | 54.8% | 1 | $41,203 |
| Complete Care at Harrington Court Colchester | 8.7 | 130 | 1.97 | 3.17 | 48.8% | 2 | $25,974 |
| Essex Meadows Health Center Essex | 10.5 | 45 | 3.09 | 5.00 | 34.5% | 5 | None |
| Apple Rehab Middletown Middletown | 11.4 | 70 | 2.00 | 3.27 | 37.5% | 3 | None |
| Marlborough Health & Rehabilitation Center Marlborough · abuse citation | 11.6 | 120 | 2.17 | 3.44 | 36.8% | 3 | $206,228 |
| Water's Edge Center for Health & Rehabilitation Middletown · abuse citation | 11.7 | 150 | 2.32 | 3.61 | 39.2% | 3 | $99,037 |
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.