Nursing home
Arden Care Center
850 Mix Ave, Hamden, CT 06514 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Highbridge Healthcare (4 facilities) · 271 certified beds
Arden Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hamden, Connecticut. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.76 hours per resident per day, below the Connecticut average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Feb 26, 2025 cited 32 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 4 fines totaling $110,546In CMS records: 4 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Arden Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Connecticut and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Connecticut avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.76 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.35 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.44 | 2.28 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.3% | 37.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 32.0 | 12.8 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 4 fines totaling $110,546, 4 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Arden Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 17, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 17, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 21, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 850 Mix Ave
Hamden, CT 06514 - CMS certification #
- 075228
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 271
- Avg residents/day
- 226.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1973-08-01
- Chain
- Highbridge Healthcare (4 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Highbridge Healthcare
Highbridge Healthcare operates 4 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Highbridge Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2024
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jun 3, 2024 to Jun 26, 2024. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $5,315 owed to 38 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Highbridge (Highbridge Healthcare). Case 1994765.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Mar 18, 2015.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Griffin Hospital, Derby. 9.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hamden Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Hamden. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Health Specialty Services, Inc, Hamden. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Apex. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 06514 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Hamden Dialysis, Hamden, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc North Haven Dialysis Center, North Haven, 2.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc New Haven Home Dialysis, New Haven, 4.7 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 06514.
Affinity Care Of Connecticut LLC, office in Hamden, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Masonicare Home Health And Hospice Inc, office in Wallingford, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Connecticut Hospice Inc, The, office in Branford, 9.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northeast Medical Group Inc, Hamden. 1.3 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA National Risk Index | Nothing on record | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Arden Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Arden Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Arden Care Center staffed?
Arden Care Center reports 3.76 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Connecticut average of 3.83.
Has Arden Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 32 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Arden Care Center have?
Arden Care Center is certified for 271 beds.