Overview
Evergreen Woods 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 North Branford. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in Connecticut (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 4, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Connecticut average of 12.7. 3 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.
Evergreen Woods is a for-profit facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 39 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 1991. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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 22%
Top 18%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 4, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- 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 staff5.29 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.51 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.98 hrs
- Nurse aides2.80 hrs
- Physical therapists0.19 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 39
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 16, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes