Fresh River Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fresh River Healthcare is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in East Windsor, Connecticut, part of Icare Health Network. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 23.2% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Fresh River Healthcare
96 Prospect Hill RdEast Windsor, CT 06088
Capitol 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 Fresh River Healthcare, nurse aides logged 1.96 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Connecticut average. With about 127 residents a day, that works out to roughly 249 aide hours a day, or about 31 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) | 1.96 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.00 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.77 | 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
23.2% of nursing staff at Fresh River Healthcare left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 10.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Fresh River Healthcare holds 4 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Fresh River Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Icare Health Network, 12 homes
- Legal name: Kettle Brook Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fresh River Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Touchpoints at Chestnut East Windsor | 0.6 | 57 | 2.07 | 3.79 | 50.9% | 3 | None |
| Bickford Health Care Center Windsor Locks · SFF candidate · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 1.1 | 48 | — | — | — | 1 | $122,338 |
| St Joseph's Residence Enfield | 3.4 | 25 | 2.95 | 5.14 | 13.8% | 5 | None |
| Suffield House Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente Suffield | 4.2 | 128 | 2.24 | 3.73 | 37.9% | 4 | None |
| Parkway Pavilion Health and Rehabilitation Center Enfield · abuse citation | 4.3 | 130 | 2.17 | 3.45 | 45.3% | 1 | None |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Windsor Windsor · abuse citation | 4.6 | 108 | 2.09 | 3.34 | 50.6% | 1 | $190,822 |
| Complete Care at Kimberly Hall-South Windsor | 6.7 | 180 | 2.16 | 3.74 | 27.4% | 4 | $14,728 |
| Complete Care at Kimberly Hall North Windsor · abuse citation | 6.7 | 150 | 1.95 | 3.16 | 32.4% | 1 | $13,065 |
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.