Cobalt Lodge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cobalt Lodge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Cobalt, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 0.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 62% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 72.2% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Cobalt Lodge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center
29 Middle Haddam RdCobalt, CT 06414
Lower Ct River Vly County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
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 Cobalt Lodge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 0.84 hours per resident per day, 62% below the Connecticut average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 48 aide hours a day, or about 6 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 0.84 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 1.77 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 1.51 | 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
72.2% of nursing staff at Cobalt Lodge Health Care 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 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 19, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 32 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $37,440 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2025 | Fine | $37,440 |
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. Cobalt Lodge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Cobalt Lodge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Z Incorporated
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 30, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cobalt Lodge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Portland Care & Rehab Centre, INC Portland | 4.5 | 65 | 2.37 | 3.83 | 15.7% | 5 | $10,033 |
| Water's Edge Center for Health & Rehabilitation Middletown · abuse citation | 5.1 | 150 | 2.32 | 3.61 | 39.2% | 3 | $99,037 |
| Apple Rehab Middletown Middletown | 5.4 | 70 | 2.00 | 3.27 | 37.5% | 3 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Cromwell Cromwell | 5.5 | 175 | 1.81 | 3.01 | 34.2% | 4 | $10,628 |
| Pilgrim Manor Cromwell | 6.1 | 60 | 2.42 | 3.94 | 37.7% | 5 | $12,048 |
| Wadsworth Glen Health Care and Rehabilitation Cent Middletown · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 6.4 | 102 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 51.9% | 1 | None |
| Marlborough Health & Rehabilitation Center Marlborough · abuse citation | 7.5 | 120 | 2.17 | 3.44 | 36.8% | 3 | $206,228 |
| Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center Moodus | 7.6 | 76 | 2.72 | 4.24 | 42.7% | 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.