Overview
Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Connecticut average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Canaan. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 67% of nursing homes in Connecticut (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 4, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, fewer than the Connecticut average of 12.7. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $50,180 in the past three years.
Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation is a nonprofit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 79 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1971.
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
- May 4, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $50,180
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.99 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.74 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.72 hrs
- Nurse aides2.53 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 79
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 9, 1971
- 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