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CT Baptist Home

Registered name: CONNECTICUT BAPTIST HOMES, INC

MERIDEN, CT · Medicare-certified · 60 beds

Needs attention
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall

CT Baptist Home in Meriden has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, with 3-star health inspection and quality ratings and 4-star staffing. It has a recent federal penalty and $83,947 in fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing is 3.87 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.8671 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: March 30, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $83,947recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8671.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.66
Licensed practical nurses
0.61
Nurse aides
2.60
Weekend nursing
3.44

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 10%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

8.5%15.1%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

7%16.1%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

0%0%No change

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

8.2%7.3%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

14.9%39%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

7.3%40.3%Worsening

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

16%14%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

22.5%35.8%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%1.8%Worsening

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

96.5%100%Improving

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

92.9%

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J

The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G

The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $70,320 was recorded.

  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.

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  4. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  5. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $13,627 was recorded.

  6. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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  7. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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  8. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $83,947 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Mar 30, 2026

    $70,320
  • Federal fine

    Jul 8, 2024

    $13,627

Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Church related
Occupancy
57.5 residents on an average day (96% of 60 beds)
Resident voice
Resident & family councils
Medicare history
Certified for 34 years

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.