Overview
Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Connecticut average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Simsbury. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 85% 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 December 30, 2025, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Connecticut average of 12.7. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $16,039 in the past three years.
Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Governors House is a for-profit facility with 70 certified beds, caring for about 68 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 30, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $16,039
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.42 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.65 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.71 hrs
- Nurse aides2.06 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 68
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 25, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes