Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Canaan, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 28.9% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation
99 South Canaan RdCanaan, CT 06018
Nw Hills 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 Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, 18% above the Connecticut average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 194 aide hours a day, or about 24 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) | 2.62 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.86 | 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
28.9% of nursing staff at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 15.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 28, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $24,690 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $14,814 |
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. Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation holds 5 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Robert C Geer Memorial Hospital Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 9, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Noble Horizons Salisbury · SFF candidate | 4.7 | 91 | 2.21 | 3.74 | 35.5% | 2 | $151,542 |
| Timberlyn Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Great Barrington · staffing data not validated | 11.9 | 71 | — | — | 30.2% | 4 | $8,894 |
| Sharon Center for Health & Rehabilitation Sharon | 11.9 | 88 | 1.95 | 3.55 | 31.4% | 4 | None |
| Berkshire Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center Sandisfield · abuse citation | 12.5 | 57 | 1.81 | 3.29 | 42.9% | 2 | $19,136 |
| Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Great Barrington | 14.0 | 146 | 2.19 | 3.73 | 56.0% | 1 | $74,354 |
| Havencare at Litchfield Woods Torrington · abuse citation | 17.2 | 160 | 2.18 | 3.54 | 33.3% | 1 | $7,901 |
| Wolcott Hall Nursing Center, Inc Torrington | 17.6 | 60 | 1.85 | 3.29 | 45.8% | 2 | $11,190 |
| Torrington Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC Torrington | 18.1 | 75 | 2.63 | 4.51 | 21.1% | 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.