Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Avon Health Center
652 West Avon Rd, Avon, CT 06001 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 120 certified beds
Avon Health Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Avon, Connecticut. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.44 hours per resident per day, above the Connecticut average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Jul 22, 2024 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,278In 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 Avon Health 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) | 4.44 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.90 | 2.28 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.2% | 37.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,278, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Avon Health Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Jul 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 22, 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 · Jul 22, 2024 · 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 · Jul 22, 2024 · 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 · Jul 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2022
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
- 652 West Avon Rd
Avon, CT 06001 - CMS certification #
- 075244
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 98.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-11-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Avon Health Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, transportation, pets allowed
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2019, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Avon Health Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
We provide high-quality health care services to the Farmington Valley area, including short-term rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation coordinator on site
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pet friendly
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
A semi-private room
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Oct 25, 2019: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Nov 27, 2019. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $5,000 proposed, $2,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Avon Health Center.
Details
- Other than serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(2)). Penalty $5,000 proposed, $2,000 now. To be fixed by Dec 19, 2019.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect, Farmington. 3.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Apple Rehab Avon, Avon. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Interim Healthcare Of Hartford, Inc, Farmington. 3.0 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 06001 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci - Avon Dialysis Inc, Avon, 2.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dci - Uconn Dialysis Center, Farmington, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Of Western Hartford, Bloomfield, 7.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 06001.
Brighton Hospice Connecticut, LLC, office in Farmington, 5.3 miles away, straight line
Farmington Valley Vna Inc, office in Simbury, 7.2 miles away, straight line
Mclean Home Care And Hospice, office in Simsbury, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington. 3.0 miles away, straight line. 3 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.
- 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avon Health Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Avon Health Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Avon Health Center staffed?
Avon Health Center reports 4.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Connecticut average of 3.83.
Has Avon Health Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Avon Health Center have?
Avon Health Center is certified for 120 beds.