Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
Nursing home in Plymouth, Connecticut, CMS certification number 075349
81 Hillside Avenue, Plymouth, CT 06782 · Naugatuck Vly County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 12, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center 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
- 3.81
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.90
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.71
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.19
- Weekend total hours
- 3.19
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 12, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 6, 2024, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 53.1 residents live here, about 89% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 53.1
- Certified since
- November 1, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
- Legal business name
- Cook Willow Convalescent Hospital Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
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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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., 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 Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.?
Cook Willow Convalescent Hospital Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.