Avery Heights

    705 New Britain Ave, Hartford, CT 06106
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.29·(28)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.5
    • Staff

      3.0
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      3.1
    • Value

      2.2

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive staff
    • Robust activities and cultural programming
    • Exercise and wellness classes
    • Music and therapy programming
    • Volunteer and community engagement opportunities
    • Transportation services
    • Spacious apartments with full kitchens
    • Accessible building features (elevator, covered parking)
    • Clean, updated interior spaces
    • Supportive social atmosphere and camaraderie
    • Flexible pricing and accommodating admissions
    • Boutique-style customer service

    Cons

    • High staff turnover and inconsistent staffing levels
    • Staff conduct and responsiveness
    • Gaps in clinical-management and medication/feeding processes
    • Sanitation and odor concerns in some areas
    • HVAC and climate-control failures
    • Maintenance and facility-upkeep lapses
    • Dining-service understaffing and inconsistent food quality
    • Transportation-service unreliability
    • Weak family communication and phone accessibility
    • Billing and administrative process problems
    • Safety and perimeter-security vulnerabilities
    • Allegations of serious clinical-management failures

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews for this community present a polarized picture: several accounts describe a warm, home-like environment with engaged staff and vibrant programming, while other accounts raise significant operational and clinical concerns. Prospective residents and families will find evidence of strong social and therapeutic offerings alongside reports suggesting inconsistent execution of basic care and facility management.

    Care quality and staffing: Many reviewers praised individual caregivers as compassionate, respectful, and attentive, highlighting meaningful connections, dignity-preserving interactions, and above-and-beyond emotional support for families. At the same time, there are repeated themes of high staff turnover and staffing inconsistency that correlate with delays in responsiveness and uneven care delivery. Several reviews raise specific clinical concerns — including medication/feeding-process gaps and delayed transfers for acute illness — which point to broader gaps in clinical-management and escalation protocols. Given this pattern, families should assess current staffing stability, clinical oversight, and documented emergency-transfer procedures when considering placement.

    Dining and nutrition: Feedback about dining is mixed. Positive comments note regular meal service and communal dining opportunities, but multiple accounts indicate dining-room understaffing, slow service windows, and inconsistent food quality or portioning. Those for whom meal experience is a priority should inquire about staffing levels in the dining room, menu rotation, and handling of special diets.

    Activities and social life: Activity offerings are consistently cited as a strength. The community appears to provide a wide range of cultural, social, and physical activities — exercise classes, lectures, musical events, bingo/game nights, volunteer opportunities, and transportation to outings — supporting independent living and resident engagement. Music therapy and regular group programming were described as especially valuable by several families.

    Facilities and maintenance: Interior spaces and apartment layouts are often described as clean, spacious, and updated, with features such as full kitchens and covered parking appreciated by residents. However, other reviews describe maintenance issues that affect comfort and safety, including HVAC failures, mold/odor concerns, pool/gym equipment problems, and general upkeep lapses. There are also mentions of pest-control and sanitation concerns in specific areas. Security features and exterior lighting/fencing were raised as vulnerabilities by some families, and the surrounding neighborhood environment was noted as a factor to evaluate.

    Management and administration: Comments about management are mixed. Some reviewers praise flexible pricing, accommodating admissions, and strong customer service from leadership, while others describe disorganized administration, poor family communication, difficulty reaching staff by phone, and billing disputes (including instances of payments requested under difficult circumstances). A few reviews go farther, citing allegations of serious clinical-management failures; such claims warrant careful follow-up with the provider and review of regulatory records. Families should request documentation of staff training, incident-response protocols, complaint resolution processes, and current licensing/inspection status.

    Overall impression and recommendations: The community appears capable of delivering high-quality, socially rich experiences for some residents, especially when staffing is stable and leadership is proactive. However, the variability in reviewer experience suggests significant operational inconsistency. Prospective families should conduct an in-person visit focused on current staffing levels, recent inspection reports, clinical oversight, dining staffing, sanitation practices, HVAC condition, security measures, transportation reliability, and transparent billing practices. Clarify escalation and hospital-transfer procedures, and consider arranging a trial stay or speaking with current residents and families to gauge day-to-day consistency.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Avery Heights is located at 705 New Britain Ave, Hartford, CT, 06106.

    About Avery Heights

    Avery Heights sits on a 43-acre campus at 705 New Britain Ave, Hartford, CT 06106, offering a full range of living and care options for older adults, and while the facility isn't taking new patients at this time, families wanting a variety of services all in one place tend to find the campus quite complete, with everything from independent living in apartments and cottages for seniors who want an active, maintenance-free life to assisted living, skilled nursing care, a memory care unit with staff trained for Alzheimer's and dementia care, and even a sub-acute unit for short-term rehab and recovery. You've got single and two-bedroom apartments, cottages with fine dining, housekeeping, and a dining room and patio lounge, plus amenities like a Wellness Center, the Marjorie B. Doty Aquatic Center, and walking trails, and there's a wellness program offering modern aerobic and strength equipment to help folks stay active. The staff speaks English and is trained to provide support at every stage, so whether someone needs help with daily activities or long-term care, there's a service to meet that need-including home health care and adult day care options-and no matter the level, they've got social, educational, and recreational programs along with personal and group activities for a good quality of life, and the atmosphere stays relaxed and homey. The community recognizes veterans, offers support for them beyond just the holidays, and sits near parks, shopping, and dining, letting residents enjoy both campus comforts and local Hartford attractions. Avery Heights is run by Church Homes, Inc., operates as a not-for-profit, and updates its online information monthly so folks can check service details as they change, though you won't find specialty or language details in their listings and there's no fax number or published office hours, but the online map for 705 New Britain Ave is easy to find if you're planning to visit.

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