Waveny Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Waveny Care Center is a 106-bed nonprofit nursing home in New Canaan, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 34% above the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 37.4% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Waveny Care Center
3 Farm RoadNew Canaan, CT 06840
Western Ct 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 Waveny Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.97 hours per resident per day, 34% above the Connecticut average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 207 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.97 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.33 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.03 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.39 | 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
37.4% of nursing staff at Waveny 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 4.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 18, 2025. 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. Waveny Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Waveny Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Waveny Care Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1991
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Waveny Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Villa at Stamford Stamford · staffing data not validated | 3.6 | 128 | — | — | 53.8% | 4 | None |
| Norwalk Care Center Norwalk · abuse citation | 3.9 | 150 | 2.34 | 3.74 | 42.3% | 1 | $198,225 |
| Notre Dame Health and Rehabilitation Center Norwalk | 4.2 | 60 | 2.30 | 4.16 | — | 4 | $8,278 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Norwalk Norwalk | 4.2 | 150 | 2.02 | 3.26 | 29.9% | 2 | $12,834 |
| Civita Care Center at Long Ridge Stamford · abuse citation | 4.3 | 120 | 2.13 | 3.76 | 24.7% | 2 | None |
| Stamford Care Center Stamford | 4.8 | 156 | 2.43 | 3.70 | 34.8% | 2 | $132,109 |
| Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at St. Camillus Stamford | 5.7 | 124 | 2.23 | 3.48 | 34.7% | 4 | $8,018 |
| Edgehill Health Center Stamford | 6.0 | 46 | 2.91 | 5.17 | 20.4% | 5 | 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.