Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Waterbury, Connecticut, part of Essential Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 30.2% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC
177 Whitewood RoadWaterbury, CT 06708
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 Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Connecticut average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 258 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.86 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.88 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 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
30.2% of nursing staff at Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 20, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC holds 5 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Essential Healthcare, 6 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 6, 1972
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Apple Rehab Watertown Watertown | 0.9 | 110 | 2.09 | 3.46 | 35.2% | 4 | $25,058 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill Waterbury | 3.0 | 90 | 1.85 | 3.23 | 39.1% | 4 | None |
| Complete Care at Middlebury Middlebury | 3.3 | 58 | 2.29 | 3.84 | 50.7% | 5 | $12,735 |
| Cheshire House Health Care Facility & Rehab Center Waterbury | 5.8 | 75 | 2.11 | 3.83 | 33.8% | 2 | None |
| Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Plymouth | 6.4 | 60 | 2.30 | 3.97 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Glendale Naugatuck | 7.7 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.50 | 35.7% | 4 | None |
| Beacon Brook Center for Health & Rehabilitation Naugatuck | 7.8 | 126 | 2.19 | 3.68 | 32.2% | 2 | $16,801 |
| Lutheran Home Of Southbury Inc Southbury | 8.4 | 120 | 2.64 | 4.25 | 49.2% | 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.