Bickford Health Care Center
Nursing home in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, CMS certification number 075358
14 Main Street, Windsor Locks, CT 06096 · Capitol County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 48
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 13, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 47
- Fines in 3 years
- $122,338 (3)
Does Bickford Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bickford Health Care Center 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 13, 2026 and cited 47 deficiencies, plus 21 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 29, 2024, found 20.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Bickford Health Care Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Bickford Health Care Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $122,338 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 1 residents live here, about 2% of its 48 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 48
- Average residents per day
- 1
- Certified since
- October 1, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Bickford Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Newport Bickford Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
Other nursing homes near Bickford Health Care Center
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- Fresh River Healthcare96 Prospect Hill Rd, East Windsor 06088
- St Joseph's Residence1365 Enfield St, Enfield 06082
- Autumn Lake Healthcare at Windsor581 Poquonock Ave, Windsor 06095
- Suffield House Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente1 Canal Road, Suffield 06078
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 Bickford Health Care Center, 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 Bickford Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Bickford Health Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bickford Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bickford Health Care Center?
47 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bickford Health Care Center?
Newport Bickford Inc, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.