Autumn Lake Healthcare at New Britain

    400 Brittany Farms Rd, New Britain, CT 06053
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • 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
    • 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

    4.44·(332)

    Overall rating

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

      3.9
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      3.2
    • Amenities

      3.8
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy programs
    • Knowledgeable nursing and medical staff
    • Compassionate nursing assistants and aides
    • Clean, well-maintained public areas and renovated units
    • Individualized discharge planning and in-room medical services
    • Engaging recreation and social programming
    • Helpful front-desk and concierge assistance
    • Dignified hospice and end-of-life support
    • Responsive and skilled physical/occupational therapists
    • Personalized attention from some unit-level staff

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and reliance on agency staff
    • Variable staff professionalism and responsiveness
    • Medication-management process gaps
    • Inconsistent bathing and hygiene scheduling
    • Cleanliness and odor concerns in certain units and bathrooms
    • Inconsistent meal quality and food-temperature control
    • Safety-monitoring and fall-prevention weaknesses
    • Gaps in wound care and clinical follow-up
    • Front-office and administrative communication variability
    • Allegations of resident personal property loss

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews for this facility describe a polarized picture: many families and short-term rehab patients praise its therapy services, individual caregivers and certain administrative staff, while others identify recurring operational weaknesses that affect long-term care experiences. Strengths most consistently highlighted include a robust rehabilitation program with attentive PT/OT and speech therapy teams, several clinicians who provide individualized discharge planning and in-room diagnostic services, and a number of nursing assistants and nurses who deliver compassionate bedside care. Renovated and well-maintained public areas, an active recreation program, and helpful concierge/front-desk personnel are also commonly cited as positive aspects.

    Care quality appears to be uneven across units and stays. Several families describe attentive, experienced nursing teams and successful short-term rehabilitative outcomes; in contrast, other accounts raise concerns about delays in responding to call bells, inconsistent assistance with bathing and hygiene scheduling, and gaps in wound-care follow-up. There are specific mentions of medication-administration problems and medication-process weaknesses that families found troubling. Safety-related issues such as falls and inconsistent monitoring were also described, suggesting variability in transfer and fall-prevention practices.

    Staffing and culture emerge as a central pattern. Reviewers frequently note variability in staff professionalism and responsiveness: some named nurses, aides, and therapists are praised for kindness and skill, while other staff interactions are described as brusque or inattentive. Reviewers link some improvements to direct family advocacy or meetings with leadership, which indicates that supervisory engagement can produce corrective action but that consistency remains a concern. Front-office and social-work communication were also identified as uneven—some families found admissions and coordination smooth and compassionate, while others reported delays or poor follow-up.

    Dining and housekeeping feedback is mixed. Numerous accounts praise cleanliness and well-kept grounds or renovated units, but others describe sanitation and odor concerns in particular areas and variability in housekeeping standards. Meal quality and service were reported inconsistently: many residents experienced adequate or good meals, especially during successful rehab stays, while others received cold or poorly-prepared meals and occasional incorrect orders or texture issues.

    Activities and therapy programming are a clear facility strength for many residents: therapy teams and recreation staff receive repeated positive mentions for promoting recovery, mobility, social engagement, and tailored transition plans. These programs are cited as contributing to positive outcomes and resident morale, particularly in short-term rehab contexts.

    Taken together, the reviews suggest this facility can deliver high-quality rehabilitative care and has many dedicated staff members, but it demonstrates variability in long-term care consistency and operational reliability. Families considering placement should ask targeted questions about staffing ratios and agency coverage, medication-administration safeguards, wound-care protocols, call-response times, and unit-specific cleanliness. During a tour, inspect multiple units (including bathrooms and hallway traffic), meet the therapy team, and clarify administrative escalation pathways and property-handling policies to assess whether the facility’s strengths align with the prospective resident’s needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Autumn Lake Healthcare at New Britain is located at 400 Brittany Farms Rd, New Britain, CT, 06053.

    About Autumn Lake Healthcare at New Britain

    Autumn Lake Healthcare at New Britain stands on 400 Brittany Farms Rd in New Britain, Connecticut, and it's what you'd call a skilled nursing facility, with 282 beds and a mix of services for people who need both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation, so you see folks stay for a while or come in to recover after a hospital visit, and they've also got hospice care, IV services, and a secured dementia unit for residents who need memory support, with staff who speak English and are trained for these kinds of needs. You'll find round-the-clock skilled nursing, post-hospital care, and a setting that's pretty peaceful, with inner gardens, an inner sanctuary, and recently, they've set up a separate 41-bed subacute wing that includes 30 private rooms, a private entrance, and its own dining room and gym. Residents can use private transportation if they need it, and they get access to a full team that might include cardiologists, pulmonologists, or respiratory therapists right on site. The therapy program covers a wide range, from mobility to strength, and it's hands-on, led by a multidisciplinary group. You'll often see arts and crafts, daily activities, and a big recreational program since the staff always aims to give people choices and keep them engaged. Everything is overseen by board-certified specialists for advanced care, and there's a focus on both security and each resident's individuality, especially in the Memory Care Unit. They do try to make the environment relaxing with modern amenities, and you'll notice the atmosphere is usually described as warm and vibrant. The facility is independently owned and operated, though it's part of a bigger network, with other Autumn Lake facilities in Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, and the healthcare here is only provided through Autumn Lake Healthcare at New Britain, which means it's set up so that everything comes together under one roof for nursing, rehab, and therapies. Right now, they are not taking new patients.

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