Essex Meadows Health Center
Nursing home in Essex, Connecticut, CMS certification number 075322
30 Bokum Rd, Essex, CT 06426 · Lower Ct River Vly County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 45
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- July 2, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Essex Meadows Health Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Essex Meadows Health Center is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Essex Meadows Health 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
- 4.76
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.42
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.37
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.97
- Weekend total hours
- 4.08
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 2, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 10, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Essex Meadows Health Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 40.2 residents live here, about 89% of its 45 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 40.2
- Certified since
- February 1, 1989
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Essex Meadows Health Center
- Legal business name
- Essex Meadows LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 43 homes nationally under Life Care Services, 4.2-star chain average
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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.
Compare all nursing homes in Connecticut, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Essex Meadows Health 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 Essex Meadows Health Center
What is the CMS star rating of Essex Meadows Health Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Essex Meadows Health Center accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Essex Meadows Health Center?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Essex Meadows Health Center?
Essex Meadows LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.