Fresh River Healthcare
Nursing home in East Windsor, Connecticut, CMS certification number 075359
96 Prospect Hill Rd, East Windsor, CT 06088 · Capitol County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 134
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 11, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Fresh River Healthcare take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Fresh River Healthcare 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Fresh River Healthcare 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
- 3.11
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.36
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.76
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.99
- Weekend total hours
- 2.85
- Nursing staff turnover
- 27.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 10%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 11, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 18, 2023, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Fresh River Healthcare in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 126.3 residents live here, about 94% of its 134 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 134
- Average residents per day
- 126.3
- Certified since
- October 1, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Fresh River Healthcare
- Legal business name
- Kettle Brook Care Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 12 homes nationally under Icare Health Network, 3.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Fresh River Healthcare
- Touchpoints at Chestnut171 Main St, East Windsor 06088
- Bickford Health Care Center14 Main Street, Windsor Locks 06096
- St Joseph's Residence1365 Enfield St, Enfield 06082
- Suffield House Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente1 Canal Road, Suffield 06078
- Parkway Pavilion Health and Rehabilitation Center1157 Enfield Street, Enfield 06082
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 Fresh River Healthcare, 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 Fresh River Healthcare
What is the CMS star rating of Fresh River Healthcare?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Fresh River Healthcare accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Fresh River Healthcare?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Fresh River Healthcare?
Kettle Brook Care Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.