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WAVENY CARE CENTER

NEW CANAAN, CT · Medicare-certified · 106 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall

Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, CT has an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with top ratings across health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reports 5.39 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, $0 in fines over the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations related to care, treatment, and range-of-motion assistance.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

5.3855 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: January 12, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.3855.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
1.38
Licensed practical nurses
0.73
Nurse aides
3.27
Weekend nursing
4.36

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 40%
Registered nurse turnover: 5%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

27.4%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.7%Steady

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

3.1%Steady

Residents with a urinary tract infection

2.7%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

1.9%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

13.6%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

14.9%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

10.1%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0.5%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.7%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

14.7%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

100%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

98.7%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.5%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D

The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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

The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Occupancy
69.8 residents on an average day (66% of 106 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 34 years

The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.

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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.