Hamden · 06514
Hamden Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
1270 Sherman Ave
Hamden, CT 06514
Arden Care Center
⌖ Hamden, CT · South Central Ct County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds271
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Arden Care Center
Arden Care Center is a 271-bed for-profit nursing home in Hamden, CT. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Connecticut is 3.0. Medicare lists it as a candidate for its Special Focus program because of a history of serious problems. At its last full inspection (Feb 2025), inspectors found 42 problems, more than the Connecticut average of 13.4. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 32 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Connecticut average of 3 hr 44 min. About 38% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $87,831 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (3 of 5) and long-term care (3 of 5).
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameArden Care Center
LocationSouth Central Ct County, Connecticut
Phone(203) 281-3500
Address850 Mix Ave, Hamden, CT 06514 · South Central Ct County
CMS provider number75228
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Operating companyHighbridge Healthcare · 6 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceAugust 1, 1973 (53 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
6 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 32 min a dayConnecticut average: 3 hr 44 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover38% a yearConnecticut average: 37%About average
Things to ask about
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- Special Focus Facility candidateYesMedicare lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus program, which follows homes with a history of quality problems more closely.Ask about this
- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jul 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $87,831Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Feb 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection42 (Feb 2025)Connecticut average: 13.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident27 min a dayConnecticut average: 41 minWorse than state average
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 hospital26.7%State average: 24.3%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit7.1%State average: 10.7%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.3%State average: 1.5%About average
Physical therapist time: about 3 minutes per resident a day. That is less than 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 injury2.1%State average: 3.5%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.5%State average: 4.0%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs17.5%State average: 17.8%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.7State 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.
- 82% Medicaid
- 6% Medicare
- 12% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average80%Connecticut typical: 89%
Cost of care per resident day$353Connecticut typical: $392
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending September 2023. 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 1 star now, the same as 1 star in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 2 stars and changed 2 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing2★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.5
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.5 |
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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