Evergreen Woods: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Evergreen Woods is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in North Branford, Connecticut, part of Senior Living Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.81 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 27% above the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 56.3% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Evergreen Woods
88 Notch Hill RoadNorth Branford, CT 06471
South Central 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 Evergreen Woods, nurse aides logged 2.81 hours per resident per day, 27% above the Connecticut average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 115 aide hours a day, or about 14 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) | 2.81 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.75 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.40 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.94 | 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
56.3% of nursing staff at Evergreen Woods left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Evergreen Woods holds 5 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Evergreen Woods
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Senior Living Communities, 9 homes
- Legal name: Evergreen Woods Retirement LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 16, 1991
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Evergreen Woods
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Guilford House Guilford | 1.4 | 75 | 2.70 | 4.44 | 39.2% | 4 | $8,824 |
| Apple Rehab Guilford Guilford · abuse citation | 5.8 | 90 | 1.87 | 3.20 | 43.9% | 2 | None |
| Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Branford Hills Branford | 6.1 | 190 | 2.34 | 3.75 | 54.0% | 2 | $8,021 |
| Montowese Center for Health & Rehabilitation North Haven | 6.2 | 120 | 2.11 | 3.83 | 41.3% | 2 | $10,033 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Madison Madison | 6.2 | 90 | 1.72 | 3.17 | 40.3% | 2 | $15,593 |
| Apple Rehab Laurel Woods East Haven | 6.2 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.56 | 39.8% | 2 | $64,555 |
| New Haven Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC New Haven · abuse citation | 6.7 | 150 | 2.43 | 4.04 | 27.6% | 1 | $61,814 |
| Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center East Haven | 6.9 | 90 | 2.33 | 3.72 | 43.9% | 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.