The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
AVON HEALTH CENTER
AVON, CT · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Needs attention
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. Avon Health Center has strong staffing and quality ratings (both 5 stars) and nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.31 vs 4.1 hours/resident/day), but its health inspection rating is lower at 3 stars and it had $31,438 in fines in the last 24 months, including a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3071 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 22, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $31,438recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3071.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.85
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.72
- Nurse aides
- 2.74
- Weekend nursing
- 3.85
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 48%
Registered nurse turnover: 23%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
15.6%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.5%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.3%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.6%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
5.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16.5%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.2%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12.6%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.8%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.6%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
97.9%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
47.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
63.5%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
39.1%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to protect residents from the wrongful use of their belongings or money. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 602 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Recent history
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $23,160 was recorded.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $8,278 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $31,438 in total fines.
- $23,160
Federal fine
Mar 17, 2026
- $8,278
Federal fine
Jul 22, 2025
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 100.6 residents on an average day (84% of 120 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 49 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.