Noble Horizons: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Noble Horizons is a 91-bed nonprofit nursing home in Salisbury, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 35.5% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Noble Horizons
17 Cobble RdSalisbury, CT 06068
Nw Hills County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Noble Horizons, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Connecticut average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 135 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.99 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.41 | 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
35.5% of nursing staff at Noble Horizons left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 23 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $151,542 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | Fine | $126,965 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Payment Denial | 8 days from May 27, 2026 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Fine | $14,050 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Fine | $10,527 |
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. Noble Horizons holds 2 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Noble Horizons
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Church Homes, Inc. Congregational
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 3, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.