CAROLTON CHRONIC & CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL INC
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-01-01, CAROLTON CHRONIC & CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL INC is a 170-bed nursing home in FAIRFIELD, Connecticut. Nursing staff turnover is 41.2%.
Has CAROLTON CHRONIC & CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL INC been cited for violations?
CMS lists 44 health-inspection deficiencies for CAROLTON CHRONIC & CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL INC since 2020-02-25, 19 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-04-08.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-08 | F0851 | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F |
| 2025-04-08 | F0584, F0609, F0610, F0658, F0695, F0812, F0880, F0882 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | E |
| 2025-04-08 | F0585, F0656, F0677, F0679, F0686, F0690, F0693, F0755, F0760 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2024-06-14 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2023-02-07 | F0609, F0610, F0756, F0761, F0812, F0881 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E |
| 2023-02-07 | F0565, F0600, F0607, F0623, F0644, F0689, F0726, F0758, F0867, F0868, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2020-02-25 | F0812, F0880, F0883 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E |
| 2020-02-25 | F0657, F0684, F0689, F0695 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2020-02-25 | F0577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | B |
How is CAROLTON CHRONIC & CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL INC staffed?
| Measure | This facility | CT average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 41.2 | 37.4 |
Who owns CAROLTON CHRONIC & CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL INC?
CAROLTON CHRONIC & CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL INC is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name CAROLTON CHRONIC & CONVALESCENT HOSP INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | TORTORA DYNASTY TRUST | since 07/01/2004 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | KRETZMER, DENNIS | since 07/01/2004 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | KRETZMER, DENNIS | since 07/01/2004 |
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