Ledgecrest Health Care Center

    154 Kensington Rd, Kensington, CT 06037
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Mother happier, smiles more, recommended

    My mother has thrived here - she's happier and smiles more since moving in. The staff are outstanding, caring, and go above and beyond; the facility is clean, comfortable, with good daytime activities. Overall a very positive place I'd recommend.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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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
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    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

    4.58·(12)

    Overall rating

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

      4.0
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      4.6
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.6

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive staff
    • Personalized, above-and-beyond care
    • Improvements in resident mood and engagement
    • Engaging daytime activities program
    • Comfortable resident environment
    • Clean and well-maintained common areas

    Cons

    • Dated physical plant and older facility design
    • Cleanliness and sanitation concerns in specific areas
    • Operational disorganization and supply/utility reliability issues
    • Inconsistent care responsiveness and continuity
    • Management and oversight gaps affecting daily operations

    Summary of reviews

    Ledgecrest Health Care Center elicits a mixed picture in the available reviews. Positive comments center on the staff and the direct care residents receive: caregivers are frequently described as compassionate, attentive, and willing to provide personalized or above‑and‑beyond support. Several families noted observable improvements in resident mood and engagement after transfer into the facility, and daytime programming is repeatedly identified as an asset that contributes to socialization and activity. Common areas and parts of the living environment are described as comfortable and well maintained by some reviewers.

    Care quality assessments are polarized. Many accounts praise the clinical and personal care delivered by staff members, emphasizing respectful interactions and attentiveness. Conversely, other accounts describe significant lapses in care responsiveness and continuity; these comments point to delays in attending to residents and uneven performance between shifts or units. This pattern suggests variability in day‑to‑day clinical execution rather than a single uniform level of care across the facility.

    Operational and environmental issues are recurring themes. Reviewers describe an older physical plant and dated unit layouts that may limit modern conveniences and accessibility. Several reviews raise sanitation concerns in some areas and mention failures in basic provisioning—for example, interruptions to water service and bedding shortages—which indicate weaknesses in supply-chain reliability and facility maintenance. Those operational failures, when they occur, appear to have an outsized negative effect on perceptions of the facility.

    Management and administrative practices figure into the critiques. Descriptions of disorganization, supply interruptions, and inconsistent communication point to gaps in oversight that affect resident experience. At the same time, many families single out individual staff members and teams as highly effective; this contrast implies that frontline staff commitment is a strength but that system-level processes (logistics, staffing consistency, and facilities upkeep) may need improvement.

    Dining receives little direct comment in the set of summaries provided; no consistent positive or negative pattern is evident. Activities are a clear positive where mentioned, particularly daytime programming that engages residents. In sum, prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s strong interpersonal care and programming against concerns about the age of the building, episodic sanitation and supply‑reliability issues, and variability in operational consistency. A site visit focused on current maintenance practices, staffing patterns by shift, and examples of how management addresses supply/service interruptions would help clarify whether the positives are the prevailing reality for a given unit or timeframe.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    Ledgecrest Health Care Center is located at 154 Kensington Rd, Kensington, CT, 06037.

    About Ledgecrest Health Care Center

    Ledgecrest Health Care Center sits in Kensington, Connecticut, and has 60 certified beds, usually about 46 residents each day, and people call it a nursing and rehab center since it covers skilled nursing, short-term rehab, subacute care, and long-term care, and they've got programs for memory care too, like for folks with Alzheimer's or dementia, and they even remind you in their materials that Alzheimer's care often costs three times more than regular senior health care, which is something to think about. The place has been managed by Ryan Vess since March 2013 and Brian Foley owns the whole thing. It's for-profit and runs as part of Apple Rehab, with a pretty high nurse turnover rate-about 52.8%-and that's above the Connecticut average, and on top of that, Ledgecrest provides 3.49 nurse hours per resident per day, a bit less than the state average, which is 3.8.

    They've got some history of violations covering incontinence and catheter care, pressure sore prevention, and they got cited for things like protecting folks from neglect, abuse, or exploitation, but the records say no actual harm to residents, just the chance for more than minimal harm, and on their most recent standard inspection August 14, 2024, they had five deficiencies, with two related to infection control, and in total, the inspection records show 25 deficiencies. Ledgecrest offers basic things people expect, like laundry, housekeeping, and one or two prepared meals per day for independent living, and the independent apartments or condos are for active seniors who can take care of themselves, but they also help with assisted living tasks like dressing or bathing if you need it, and they've got general healthcare too.

    There are therapy services-occupational and physical-available, probably during certain hours if you get a referral, and they've got outpatient therapy, IV services, and supports for folks on Medicaid and Medicare or those with disabilities, and you can find them at 154 Kensington Rd, not far from the center of town. The place is known for a warm, homelike feel, if you talk to residents, and they offer recreational and social programs that keep people busy, with the aim to help everyone reach their best physical and social potential, whether they're staying short term or long term. Ledgecrest is listed with the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, and it's got a website and Facebook page where you can look up their detailed description, see a map, and update community info, and there's an online claim feature too, though finding many unique details about the facility isn't easy. The center's last known rating came in at 4.6 from 12 reviews, and many use it for long-term care guidance, family caregiving, and insurance resources, but the facts show it's like most other facilities, giving practical services but with some areas to improve.

    People often ask...

    Ledgecrest Health Care Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 154 Kensington Rd, Kensington, CT 06037.

    No, Ledgecrest Health Care Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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