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Aaron Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation
⌖ Chester, CT · Lower Ct River Vly County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds60
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Aaron Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation
Aaron Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Chester, CT. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Connecticut is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Nov 2024), inspectors found 12 problems, close to the Connecticut average of 13.4. 2 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 35 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Connecticut average of 3 hr 44 min. About 31% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $20,872 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (2 of 5) and long-term care (3 of 5).
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Key details
Facility nameAaron Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation
LocationLower Ct River Vly County, Connecticut
Phone(860) 526-5316
Address3 South Wig Hill Rd, Chester, CT 06412 · Lower Ct River Vly County
CMS provider number75410
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyRyders Health Management · 7 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceNovember 6, 1995 (30 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 04 min a dayConnecticut average: 41 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover31% a yearConnecticut average: 37%Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection12 (Nov 2024)Connecticut average: 13.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 35 min a dayConnecticut average: 3 hr 44 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations2 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Nov 2024 (about 1 year ago). All 2 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $20,872Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2024 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Connecticut average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital32.9%State average: 24.3%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit9.7%State average: 10.7%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.3%State average: 1.5%About average
Physical therapist time: about 4 minutes per resident a day. That is about the same as the state average of 5 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.7%State average: 3.5%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.7%State average: 4.0%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs7.9%State average: 17.8%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.5State average: 2.1Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Connecticut average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Connecticut, Medicaid pays for 68% of resident days at a typical home.
- 58% Medicaid
- 11% Medicare
- 31% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average94%Connecticut typical: 89%
Cost of care per resident day$409Connecticut typical: $392
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.6 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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