The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
ST JOSEPH'S RESIDENCE
ENFIELD, CT · Medicare-certified · 25 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
ST JOSEPH'S RESIDENCE (Enfield, CT) has a 5 out of 5 star overall rating, with 5-star scores for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reports 5.25 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations were noted in food handling and resident/family group rights.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.252 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 27, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.252.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.75
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.51
- Nurse aides
- 2.99
- Weekend nursing
- 4.84
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 19%
Registered nurse turnover: 8%
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
5%0%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
8.7%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%4.5%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
9.1%4.5%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
36.4%27.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—29.2%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.4%21.7%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
27.6%12.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.8%4.3%No change
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
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—92%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to protect residents’ right to organize and take part in resident and family groups. Cited April 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 565 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 24.2 residents on an average day (97% of 25 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 50 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.