Nursing home
Fresh River Healthcare
96 Prospect Hill Rd, East Windsor, CT 06088 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Icare Health Network (12 facilities) · 140 certified beds
Fresh River Healthcare is a Medicare-certified nursing home in East Windsor, Connecticut. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.98 hours per resident per day, below the Connecticut average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Jun 11, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Fresh River Healthcare 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) | 2.98 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.36 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.94 | 2.28 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.4% | 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 August 13, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Fresh River Healthcare
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 the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 19, 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 · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 19, 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 · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 13, 2024 · 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 · Aug 13, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
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 · Aug 13, 2024 · 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
- 96 Prospect Hill Rd
East Windsor, CT 06088 - CMS certification #
- 075359
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 126.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-10-01
- Chain
- Icare Health Network (12 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Icare Health Network
Icare Health Network operates 12 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Icare Health Network 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester. 10.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Touchpoints at Chestnut, East Windsor. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- 4 Your Peace Of Mind, LLC, Vernon Rockville. 8.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 06088 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Palomba Drive Dialysis, Enfield, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Bloomfield Dialysis, Bloomfield, 7.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Vernon Dialysis Center, Vernon, 9.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 06088.
Greater Manchester Homecare, LLC, office in Vernon, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Trinity Health Of New England At Home, office in Hartford, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in East Hartford, 11.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Baystate Medical Practices Inc, Longmeadow. 9.9 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fresh River Healthcare a good nursing home?
CMS gives Fresh River Healthcare an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Fresh River Healthcare staffed?
Fresh River Healthcare reports 2.98 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Connecticut average of 3.83.
Has Fresh River Healthcare had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Fresh River Healthcare have?
Fresh River Healthcare is certified for 140 beds.