The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
NOTRE DAME HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
NORWALK, CT · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
Needs attention
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. NOTRE DAME HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER has strong quality and health inspection ratings, staffing at 4.35 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, but it also has a recent federal penalty and $12,735 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3476 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 9, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $12,735recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3476.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.78
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.13
- Nurse aides
- 2.43
- Weekend nursing
- 3.83
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
8.6%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.6%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
5.9%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
7.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
7.6%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
8.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
5.3%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.3%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.6%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
87.3%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
87.6%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
29.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
62.7%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 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 provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
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 August 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $12,735 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 6 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $12,735 in total fines.
- $12,735
Federal fine
Dec 9, 2025
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 55.4 residents on an average day (92% of 60 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 34 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.