Civita Care Center at Cheshire: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Civita Care Center at Cheshire is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Cheshire, Connecticut, part of Civita Care Centers. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 30.8% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Civita Care Center at Cheshire
745 Highland AvenueCheshire, CT 06410
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 Civita Care Center at Cheshire, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Connecticut average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 155 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.58 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.30 | 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
30.8% of nursing staff at Civita Care Center at Cheshire left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 19 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. Civita Care Center at Cheshire holds 2 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Civita Care Center at Cheshire
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Civita Care Centers, 6 homes
- Legal name: BH Cheshire LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 20, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Civita Care Center at Cheshire
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Elim Park Baptist Home, Inc Cheshire | 3.5 | 90 | 2.71 | 4.37 | 39.8% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Livewell Connecticut Plantsville | 3.8 | 120 | 3.31 | 4.78 | 30.4% | 5 | None |
| Cheshire House Health Care Facility & Rehab Center Waterbury | 4.5 | 75 | 2.11 | 3.83 | 33.8% | 2 | None |
| Silver Springs Care Center Meriden · abuse citation | 4.8 | 158 | 1.97 | 3.11 | 35.8% | 3 | $24,150 |
| The Curtis Home St Elizabeth Center Meriden · staffing data not validated | 4.8 | 60 | — | — | — | 1 | $10,358 |
| Masonicare Health Center Wallingford · many days without an RN | 5.1 | 260 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 69.6% | 2 | $13,085 |
| Summit at Plantsville Center for Health & Rehabili Plantsville · abuse citation | 5.1 | 150 | 2.20 | 3.58 | 38.7% | 2 | $3,652 |
| Meriden Health and Rehab Meriden · abuse citation | 5.2 | 90 | 2.52 | 3.94 | 75.0% | 1 | $29,965 |
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.