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Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation
⌖ Canaan, CT · Nw Hills County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds120
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation
Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Canaan, CT. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Connecticut is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Aug 2024), inspectors found 8 problems, fewer than the Connecticut average of 13.4. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 11 min a day with each resident, more than the Connecticut average of 3 hr 44 min. About 29% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $50,180 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for short-term rehab than for long-term care.
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Key details
Facility nameGeer Nursing And Rehabilitation
LocationNw Hills County, Connecticut
Phone(860) 824-5137
Address99 South Canaan Rd, Canaan, CT 06018 · Nw Hills County
CMS provider number75202
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 9, 1971 (55 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
4 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 5 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Aug 2024.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection8 (Aug 2024)Connecticut average: 13.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 11 min a dayConnecticut average: 3 hr 44 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover29% a yearConnecticut average: 37%Strength
About average
- Registered nurse time per resident45 min a dayConnecticut average: 41 minAbout average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties4 fines totaling $50,180Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in May 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
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 hospital31.2%State average: 24.3%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit12.0%State average: 10.7%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs2.9%State average: 1.5%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 1 minute 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 injury5.2%State average: 3.5%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.9%State average: 4.0%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs22.4%State average: 17.8%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.4State average: 2.1Better 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.
- 67% Medicaid
- 7% Medicare
- 25% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average63%Connecticut typical: 89%
Cost of care per resident day$423Connecticut 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 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 14 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4.2 |
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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