Nursing home report
Registered name: CALEB HITCHCOCK HEALTH CENTER
BLOOMFIELD, CT · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
Duncaster’s Caleb Hitchcock Health Center has a 2-star overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating but 5-star staffing and 4-star quality measures. It reported 5.91 nursing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, $55,350 in fines over the last 24 months, and a recent abuse citation.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.9071 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.9071.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to ensure a qualified person was assigned to oversee infection prevention and control. Cited November 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 882 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
A federal fine of $23,240 was recorded.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $32,110 was recorded.
A federal fine of $49,400 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $55,350 in total fines.
Federal fine
Nov 25, 2025
Federal fine
Nov 17, 2025
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
