Orange Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Orange Health Care Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Orange, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 20.5% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Orange Health Care Center
225 Boston Post RdOrange, CT 06477
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 Orange Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Connecticut average. With about 49 residents a day, that works out to roughly 122 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.47 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.90 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.49 | 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
20.5% of nursing staff at Orange Health Care 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 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Orange Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Orange Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Dawn-Ra Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Orange Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| West Haven Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation West Haven | 1.8 | 98 | 2.49 | 3.95 | 35.9% | 2 | None |
| Apple Rehab West Haven West Haven | 2.5 | 90 | 2.10 | 3.47 | 24.7% | 1 | $26,685 |
| Advanced Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation New Haven · abuse citation | 3.8 | 226 | 2.45 | 3.78 | 34.4% | 1 | $72,450 |
| Civita Care Center at West River Milford | 4.0 | 120 | 1.91 | 3.61 | 30.6% | 4 | None |
| Grimes Center New Haven | 4.1 | 114 | 1.74 | 3.72 | 23.2% | 5 | None |
| Milford Health and Rehabilitation Center Milford | 4.2 | 120 | 2.37 | 3.98 | 21.4% | 5 | $19,122 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at the Willows Woodbridge | 5.0 | 90 | 2.15 | 3.80 | 27.5% | 4 | None |
| Civita Care Center at Milford Milford · abuse citation | 5.1 | 120 | 2.19 | 3.60 | 40.9% | 1 | $14,433 |
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.