Whitney Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Whitney Center is a 59-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hamden, Connecticut. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.53 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 31% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 22.6% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Whitney Center
200 Leeder Hill DrHamden, CT 06517
South Central 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 Whitney Center, nurse aides logged 1.53 hours per resident per day, 31% below the Connecticut average. With about 49 residents a day, that works out to roughly 75 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.53 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.42 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.63 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.38 | 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
22.6% of nursing staff at Whitney 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 10.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Whitney Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Whitney Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Whitney Center Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 4, 1979
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Whitney Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Leeway, Inc New Haven · many days without an RN | 1.8 | 30 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 100.0% | 4 | None |
| Arden Care Center Hamden · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 2.0 | 271 | 2.19 | 3.53 | 38.1% | 1 | $87,831 |
| Grimes Center New Haven | 2.7 | 114 | 1.74 | 3.72 | 23.2% | 5 | None |
| Mary Wade Home New Haven · abuse citation | 2.8 | 45 | 2.76 | 4.76 | 51.8% | 1 | $20,144 |
| Montowese Center for Health & Rehabilitation North Haven | 3.0 | 120 | 2.11 | 3.83 | 41.3% | 2 | $10,033 |
| Hamden Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Hamden | 3.1 | 153 | 2.49 | 4.04 | 44.9% | 3 | None |
| Advanced Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation New Haven · abuse citation | 3.2 | 226 | 2.45 | 3.78 | 34.4% | 1 | $72,450 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at the Willows Woodbridge | 3.3 | 90 | 2.15 | 3.80 | 27.5% | 4 | 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.