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WHITNEY CENTER
0.00 reviews · 0 verifiedHAMDEN, CTLic. 075290
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Whitney Center, located in the greater New Haven area, is a Life Care community that emphasizes connections to the arts, humanities, and education. It features a Cultural Arts Center for performances and lectures, and The Gallery showcasing resident and professional artwork. The community fosters collaborative relationships with local organizations, enhancing the lives of residents and staff. Whitney Center offers a range of health care services, including assisted living and memory care, ensuring residents have access to necessary support without significant cost increases.
DiningRestaurant-Style Dining
Inside AmenitiesSwimming Pool
Safety & SecuritySecured Memory Care Unit
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Medicare overall
3/5Medicare.gov Care Compare stars are shown for context only. They are never part of the Unbeatable composite score.
Staffing (PBJ)
3.40 total HPRDRN 0.86 · weekend 91%Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Survey history
6 inspections39 deficiencies on record
Federal IDs
CCN 075290
Overall: 3/5 · Health: 3/5 · Staffing: 4/5 · QM: 3/5
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Recent inspections
Health surveyDec 2024 · CMS10 deficiencies
- F-565SS E — Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- F-578SS E — Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- F-580SS D — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- F-609SS D — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-610SS D — Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- F-644SS D — Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-697SS D — Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- F-812SS E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Fire safetyDec 2024 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL1 deficiencies
- K-918SS E — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Health surveySep 2022 · CMS7 deficiencies
- F-656SS D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-686SS D — Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-726SS E — 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.
- F-812SS D — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire safetySep 2022 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL5 deficiencies
- K-345SS D — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- K-351SS D — Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- K-353SS D — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-500SS D — Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- K-927SS D — Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
Health surveySep 2019 · CMS13 deficiencies
- F-583SS D — Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- F-600SS D — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F-609SS D — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-610SS D — Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- F-640SS B — Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- F-659SS D — Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-692SS D — Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- F-756SS D — Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F-758SS E — 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.
- F-761SS D — 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.
- F-812SS E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-883SS D — Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Fire safetySep 2019 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL3 deficiencies
- K-211SS D — Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- K-364SS D — Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors.
- K-712SS E — Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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