Evergreen Center for Health & Rehabilitation

    205 Chestnut Hill Rd, Stafford Springs, CT 06076
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Outstanding compassionate care clean facility

    I'm very satisfied with the care my family received - outstanding PT/OT/Speech, compassionate and professional nursing and therapy teams who know residents by name, plus friendly, responsive front staff. The facility is spotless, bright, and active with good meals and a lovely courtyard; my relative settled in quickly and regained strength, so I recommend it.

    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

    4.42·(117)

    Overall rating

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

      4.1
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      3.2
    • Amenities

      3.6
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and caregiving staff
    • Strong rehabilitation services (physical, occupational, speech therapy)
    • Attentive and helpful admissions and office personnel
    • Clean, recently renovated interior
    • Engaging activities and memory-care programming
    • Accessible nursing leadership and clinical communication
    • Home-like, friendly atmosphere
    • Secure and efficient visitor sign-in system
    • Pleasant outdoor courtyard and communal spaces
    • Demonstrated success with short-term rehab outcomes

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels across shifts
    • Delays in responding to resident needs
    • Inconsistent medication availability and administration processes
    • Unreliable meal preparation and service continuity
    • Weak personal property and laundry controls
    • Supply and resource shortages affecting routine care tasks
    • Gaps in clinical transfer and resident-safety practices
    • Inconsistent family communication and discharge coordination
    • Limited resident room size and personal storage
    • Variable administrative oversight and operational follow-through

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewer sentiment for Evergreen Center for Health & Rehabilitation is mixed, with a clear pattern of strengths in clinical rehabilitation and interpersonal caregiving alongside operational challenges that families should evaluate. Many accounts emphasize the facility’s strong therapy teams (PT/OT/Speech), compassionate nurses and aides, and attentive admissions and finance staff. These elements contribute to frequent reports of successful short-term rehab outcomes, restored mobility, and a welcoming, home-like atmosphere that families and patients find reassuring.

    Care and staffing are the areas with the most evident contrast. Positive feedback highlights attentive daily care, engaged nursing leadership, and aides who know residents by name. At the same time, reviewers describe inconsistent staffing levels—particularly evenings and weekends—which are associated with longer wait times for assistance, irregular bathing and toileting support, and reliance on trainees or temporary personnel. Several reviewers flagged clinical-safety practices (for example, transfer procedures and medication timing) and supply shortages that appeared to affect routine care tasks. There are also isolated but serious claims about personal property handling; these raise concerns about property controls and post-discharge/after-death belongings management.

    Dining and nutrition receive variable ratings. Some families praise plentiful meal options, a pleasant dining environment, and accommodating staff; others report inconsistent food quality, special-diet limitations (notably diabetic options), meal-service interruptions, and issues with meal heating or availability. Activity programming and memory-care services receive consistently positive remarks: the facility is described as offering robust recreation, an active memory unit, and a courtyard/gazebo that support resident engagement.

    Facility condition and logistics are generally described favorably. Many reviewers note a clean, recently renovated building, efficient visitor sign-in, and an accessible, hospital-adjacent location for short-term rehab. Critiques focus on small resident rooms with limited storage and occasional cumbersome entry points for visitors. Administrative experiences are mixed: admissions and front-desk staff are often called helpful and professional, but families also describe inconsistent communication around discharge planning, medication availability, and follow-up coordination.

    Overall, Evergreen appears to perform strongly as a short-term rehabilitation center with dedicated therapy staff and many caring direct-care employees. Prospective residents and families should weigh those strengths against recurring operational issues: staffing variability, medication and meal-service reliability, property and laundry controls, and communication consistency. Visiting during different shifts (including evenings/weekends), asking about staffing ratios and transfer-safety protocols, and clarifying property-management and medication procedures can help families assess whether the facility meets their specific long-term or short-term care needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 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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    Evergreen Center for Health & Rehabilitation is located at 205 Chestnut Hill Rd, Stafford Springs, CT, 06076.

    About Evergreen Center for Health & Rehabilitation

    Evergreen Center for Health & Rehabilitation sits in Stafford Springs, CT, and offers 180 certified beds for residents who need different types of care, with some folks coming here for short-term rehab after a hospital stay, while others stay for longer periods if they need extra nursing help or long-term support. The place has a pretty clean and sparkling look inside, plus beautiful grounds outside with space to enjoy some fresh air when the weather is nice. People who live here often use the services for dementia care, IV needs, general counseling, and more medical and therapy services, with the staff aiming to treat everyone like family and maintain a respectful, caring environment, although inspections have shown there've been challenges, especially in infection control, where the facility was cited under F0880 and has had 24 deficiencies noted in recent reports.

    Evergreen Center focuses on rehabilitation and health care, providing a range of therapies and post-acute care options, and there's a therapy department that's become recognized for helping people recover and build up their strength after illnesses or injuries, and the team here works to help guests become a better, brighter, and stronger version of themselves, often using daily activities and events to keep folks engaged, elevated, and inspired. You'll also find a continuum of services thanks to an extended network and affiliate partners, which means residents might access things like telehealth visits, diagnostics, home care, and even hospice if needed, and staff use a Passport™ approach that's meant to match each person's unique care needs.

    The facility is managed under National Health Care Associates, Inc., with indirect owners including Cedar Hill Capital Associates LLC and the David Ostreicher Family Trust, while Mydert Holdings LLC and Zadun Holdings LLC hold the liability stakes, and managerial control switched to Thomas Gilmartin as of October 2024, after the place changed hands within the last year. Evergreen Center's for-profit structure as a limited liability company means it follows certain business practices, and as part of its operation, it stays under federal CMS standards for infection prevention and quality measures, even though inspection history shows there have been gaps in infection control and maintaining quality care at times. The nurse turnover rate here stands at 40.3%, a bit above the Connecticut average, but there's no posted data on nurse hours per resident or average number of residents daily.

    Evergreen Center links up with the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities Inc. and aims to provide a safe, bright, and supportive living space, while also offering amenities common for long-term stays, post-acute rehab, and specialized programs designed for both physical healing and personal well-being, and the administrator keeps available for help or questions if needed.

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