Overview
Carolton Chronic & Convalescent Hospital has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Connecticut average of 3.0. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Fairfield. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 56% of nursing homes in Connecticut (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 8, 2025, found 19 health deficiencies, more than the Connecticut average of 12.7. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of Connecticut nursing homes have been fined.
Carolton Chronic & Convalescent Hospital is a for-profit facility with 170 certified beds, caring for about 145 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 8, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 19
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.86 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.50 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.20 hrs
- Nurse aides2.16 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 170
- Average residents per day
- 145
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes