Overview
Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Connecticut average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Moodus. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 77% of nursing homes in Connecticut (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 3, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Connecticut average of 12.7. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of Connecticut nursing homes have been fined.
Chestelm Health and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 76 certified beds, caring for about 71 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.
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.
Top 18%
Top 15%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 3, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff4.16 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.85 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.58 hrs
- Nurse aides2.73 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 76
- Average residents per day
- 71
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1986
- 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