Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
23 Liberty Way, Niantic, CT 06357 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Atlas Healthcare (28 facilities) · 130 certified beds
Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Niantic, Connecticut. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.64 hours per resident per day, below the Connecticut average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Apr 23, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing 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) | 3.64 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.97 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.87 | 2.28 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.5% | 37.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 April 23, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 2, 2025
What inspectors found at Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing 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
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 5, 2023
Show all 11 deficiencies
- 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 5, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 5, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 5, 2023 - 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 · Jul 5, 2023 - 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 · May 4, 2021 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 4, 2021
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
- 23 Liberty Way
Niantic, CT 06357 - CMS certification #
- 075375
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 130
- Avg residents/day
- 121.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-02-24
- Chain
- Atlas Healthcare (28 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Atlas Healthcare
Atlas Healthcare operates 28 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Atlas Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, transportation, pets allowed
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2022
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone A
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing 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.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Personal pets are allowed provided their vaccinations are up-to-date
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Tasteful furnished private and semi-private rooms
(page, checked Oct 15, 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 Sep 1, 2022 to May 16, 2024. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $41,401 owed to 55 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Bride Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (Bride Brook SNF Operations LLC). Case 1994659.
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
- Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London. 7.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bayview Health Care, Waterford. 4.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Careco Medical Inc, Waterford. 6.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 06357 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita New London Dialysis, New London, 7.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Norwich Dialysis, Norwich, 14.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 06357.
Home Care Plus, Inc, office in Guilford, 22.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The William W Backus Hospital, Norwich. 17.7 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 A 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 Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center staffed?
Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center reports 3.64 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Connecticut average of 3.83.
Has Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center have?
Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is certified for 130 beds.