Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge
186 Jerry Browne Road, Mystic, CT 06355 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Life Care Services (20 facilities) · 40 certified beds
Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mystic, Connecticut. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.25 hours per resident per day, above the Connecticut average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Sep 27, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,018In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge 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) | 5.25 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.19 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.67 | 2.28 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.4% | 37.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 12.8 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 21, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,018, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge
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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Sep 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 7 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 23, 2022 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2019
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
- 186 Jerry Browne Road
Mystic, CT 06355 - CMS certification #
- 075437
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 40
- Avg residents/day
- 33.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-11-24
- Chain
- Life Care Services (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Services
Life Care Services operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2004
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Hennessey, 24/7 licensed nursing coverage, and an intimate environment where every resident is known and treated like family.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and semi-private suites with Wi-Fi and cable
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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 Oct 30, 2004 to Dec 17, 2005. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $2,965 owed to 6 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $220. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Avalon Health Care Center (Life Care Services). Case 1423973.
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
- Westerly Hospital, Westerly. 6.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pendleton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Mystic. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Yale New Haven Health - Health At Home Southeast, Waterford. 8.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 06355 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dialysis Center Of Westerly, Westerly, 6.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita New London Dialysis, New London, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Norwich Dialysis, Norwich, 12.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 06355.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The William W Backus Hospital, Norwich. 13.9 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone B on the Connecticut hurricane evacuation zones (2014). (Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, map updated Jul 3, 2021)
- 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 | See above | |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge a good nursing home?
CMS gives Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge staffed?
Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge reports 5.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Connecticut average of 3.83.
Has Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge have?
Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge is certified for 40 beds.