Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House
Nursing home in Simsbury, Connecticut, CMS certification number 075338
36 Firetown Rd, Simsbury, CT 06070 · Capitol County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 70
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 30, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- $16,039 (1)
Does Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.42
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.65
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.71
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.06
- Weekend total hours
- 3.20
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 60%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 30, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 13, 2024, found 18.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House 1 time in the past 3 years, for $16,039 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 68.1 residents live here, about 97% of its 70 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 68.1
- Certified since
- July 25, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House
- Legal business name
- Governor's House Simsbury Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House
- McLean Health Center75 Great Pond Rd, Simsbury 06070
- Caleb Hitchcock Health Center10 Loeffler Rd, Bloomfield 06002
- Seabury200 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield 06002
- Bloomfield Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation355 Park Avenue, Bloomfield 06002
- Cherry Brook Health Care Center102 Dyer Avenue, Canton 06019
Who inspects nursing homes in Connecticut
Connecticut's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Connecticut, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House
What is the CMS star rating of Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House?
Governor's House Simsbury Opco LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.