Gardner Heights Health Care Center, Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gardner Heights Health Care Center, Inc is a 124-bed for-profit nursing home in Shelton, Connecticut, part of Apple Rehab. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 34.4% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Gardner Heights Health Care Center, Inc
172 Rocky Rest RoadShelton, CT 06484
Greater Bridgeport 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 Gardner Heights Health Care Center, Inc, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Connecticut average. With about 114 residents a day, that works out to roughly 231 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.33 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.13 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 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
34.4% of nursing staff at Gardner Heights Health Care Center, Inc left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 19, 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 1 fine totaling $7,446 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2024 | Payment Denial | 5 days from Nov 8, 2024 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Fine | $7,446 |
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. Gardner Heights Health Care Center, Inc holds 2 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Gardner Heights Health Care Center, Inc
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Apple Rehab, 20 homes
- Legal name: Gardner Heights Health Care Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1992
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Gardner Heights Health Care Center, Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Masonicare at Bishop Wicke Health & Rehabilitation Shelton | 0.3 | 120 | 2.84 | 4.47 | 35.5% | 3 | $8,018 |
| Hewitt Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc Shelton | 1.8 | 206 | 2.09 | 3.25 | 40.2% | 2 | $8,018 |
| Apple Rehab Shelton Lakes Shelton | 2.2 | 106 | 2.12 | 3.53 | 34.4% | 2 | None |
| Lord Chamberlain Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Stratford | 2.7 | 190 | 2.20 | 3.53 | 25.7% | 2 | $7,443 |
| Lord Chamberlain Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Ce Stratford | 2.7 | 60 | 2.57 | 5.54 | 43.0% | 1 | $14,069 |
| Civita Care Center at West River Milford | 4.3 | 120 | 1.91 | 3.61 | 30.6% | 4 | None |
| Civita Care Center at Milford Milford · abuse citation | 5.0 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.60 | 40.9% | 1 | $14,433 |
| Orange Health Care Center Orange | 5.2 | 60 | 2.47 | 3.90 | 20.5% | 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.