Nursing home
Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation
80 Fern Dr, Torrington, CT 06790 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Essential Healthcare (6 facilities) · 75 certified beds
Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Torrington, Connecticut. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.06 hours per resident per day, above the Connecticut average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Aug 28, 2024 cited 17 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation 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) | 4.06 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.03 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.35 | 2.28 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 16.4% | 37.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 17.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 27, 2025 inspection was corrected by March 22, 2025
What inspectors found at Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation
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 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 27, 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · 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 · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · 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 · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 28, 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 · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Aug 28, 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
- 80 Fern Dr
Torrington, CT 06790 - CMS certification #
- 075105
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 75
- Avg residents/day
- 69.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1971-09-01
- Chain
- Essential Healthcare (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Essential Healthcare
Essential Healthcare operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Essential Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2017, 10 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Apr 4, 2017: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 29, 2019. 10 violations cited (8 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $65,190 proposed, $48,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Regalcare at Torrington.
Details
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(b)). Penalty $8,149 proposed, $7,000 now. To be fixed by Aug 24, 2017.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(a)). Penalty $8,149 proposed, $7,000 now. To be fixed by Aug 24, 2017.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(a)(2)(i)). Penalty $11,408 proposed, $9,000 now. To be fixed by Aug 24, 2017.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(f)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 24, 2017.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(d)(4)(iii) A2III). Penalty $11,408 proposed, $8,000 now. To be fixed by Aug 24, 2017.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(f)(2)(i)). Penalty $11,408 proposed, $8,000 now. To be fixed by Aug 24, 2017.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(i)). Penalty $11,408 proposed, $9,000 now. To be fixed by Aug 24, 2017.
- Serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(n)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Aug 24, 2017.
- Other than serious: Annual summary of injuries and illnesses (1904.32(a)(4)). Penalty $1,630 proposed, $0 now.
- Other than serious: Giving injury records to OSHA when asked (1904.40(a)). Penalty $1,630 proposed, $0 now.
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
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Wolcott Hall Nursing Center INC, Torrington. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Visiting Nurse & Hospice Of Litchfield County, Inc., Winsted. 7.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 06790 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Torrington Dialysis, Torrington, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Dci - Avon Dialysis Inc, Avon, 12.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Dialysis Services Forestville, Bristol, 13.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 06790.
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Of Litchfield County, Inc, office in Winsted, 7.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Brighton Hospice Connecticut, LLC, office in Farmington, 16.7 miles away, straight line
Athena Home Health & Hospice, office in Farmington, 17.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLC, Torrington. 1.2 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective April 4, 1983), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (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 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation an overall rating of 3 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 Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation staffed?
Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation reports 4.06 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Connecticut average of 3.83.
Has Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 17 deficiencies.
How many beds does Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation have?
Torrington Center For Nursing & Rehabilitation is certified for 75 beds.