Masonicare Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Masonicare Health Center is a 260-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wallingford, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 0.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 89% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 69.6% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Masonicare Health Center
22 Masonic AvenueWallingford, CT 06492
Naugatuck Vly 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 Masonicare Health Center, nurse aides logged 0.25 hours per resident per day, 89% below the Connecticut average. With about 232 residents a day, that works out to roughly 58 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 0.25 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.11 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.00 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 0.36 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 0.47 | 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
69.6% of nursing staff at Masonicare Health 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 69.4%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 9, 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 $13,085 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2024 | Fine | $13,085 |
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. Masonicare Health Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Masonicare Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Masonicare Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Skyview Rehab and Nursing Wallingford | 0.6 | 97 | 1.74 | 3.06 | 43.8% | 3 | None |
| Regency House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Wallingford | 2.0 | 130 | 2.21 | 3.91 | 24.8% | 5 | None |
| Elim Park Baptist Home, Inc Cheshire | 3.4 | 90 | 2.71 | 4.37 | 39.8% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Complete Care at Meriden Meriden | 4.5 | 115 | 1.92 | 3.33 | 31.6% | 4 | $8,827 |
| Silver Springs Care Center Meriden · abuse citation | 4.8 | 158 | 1.97 | 3.11 | 35.8% | 3 | $24,150 |
| The Curtis Home St Elizabeth Center Meriden · staffing data not validated | 5.0 | 60 | — | — | — | 1 | $10,358 |
| Civita Care Center at Cheshire Cheshire · abuse citation | 5.1 | 120 | 2.00 | 3.58 | 30.8% | 2 | None |
| Whitney Rehabilitation Care Center Hamden | 5.3 | 150 | 2.51 | 3.92 | 41.6% | 3 | 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.