Cassena Care At Stamford

    53 Courtland Avenue, Stamford, CT, 06902
    1.8 · 4 reviews
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Terribly understaffed and filthy facility

    I toured this place and was appalled. It's terribly understaffed (often one nurse on weekends for 40+ cognitively impaired residents), long call-light delays, residents left in bed, minimal medical attention and even missing allergy charts. Bathrooms, floors and sheets were filthy, activities nonexistent, therapists often disengaged, and outdoor areas neglected - PT was only OK when it happened. The day head nurse was wonderful, but overall oversight and cleanliness are substandard; I would avoid this facility.

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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

    1.75 · 4 reviews

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      2.0
    • Staff

      2.3
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      1.8

    Pros

    • Head nurse on days is wonderful
    • Physical therapy/rehab adequate when provided
    • Welcoming facility (as reported by at least one reviewer)
    • Meals noted positively by at least one reviewer
    • Activities reported positively by at least one reviewer
    • Some instances of good staff care reported

    Cons

    • Severe understaffing (including single nurse on weekends for ~40 cognitively challenged residents)
    • Frequent staff unavailability or absenteeism
    • Long nurse call response delays
    • Rough treatment of residents
    • Filthy bathrooms, floors, and dirty sheets
    • Overall poor cleanliness and neglected outdoor seating area
    • Therapists observed watching TV / lack of engagement during therapy
    • Lack of patient encouragement and minimal activities
    • Minimal medical attention and poor oversight
    • Resident charts missing critical information (e.g., allergies)
    • Residents left in bed and unattended
    • Tour felt like a sales pitch rather than transparent intake
    • Multiple reviewers advise to avoid the facility

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment from these review summaries is predominantly negative, with recurring and serious concerns about staffing levels, cleanliness, oversight, and quality of care. While a small number of positive notes appear (most prominently that the head nurse on days is "wonderful" and that physical therapy was "OK when provided"), the bulk of feedback describes systemic problems that combine to produce unsafe and unsatisfactory conditions for residents.

    Care quality and clinical safety are major areas of concern. Reviewers report minimal medical attention, long delays responding to nurse calls, and rough treatment of residents. There are concrete safety red flags cited: resident charts missing allergies, cognitively challenged populations being managed by a single nurse on weekends, and reports of residents being left in bed and unattended. Those items indicate both documentation failures and staffing patterns that could place vulnerable residents at immediate risk of harm. Although one reviewer said PT/rehab was acceptable when delivered, therapy sessions are also criticized — therapists were observed watching TV — suggesting inconsistent therapeutic oversight and engagement.

    Staffing and staff behavior emerge as central problems. Multiple comments describe staff as unavailable or absent, the facility as "terribly understaffed," and nurse-call responses as excessively delayed. These shortages appear to affect all dimensions of daily care: personal hygiene, repositioning or mobilization of residents, assistance with meals, and engagement in activities. Additionally, there are reports of rough handling and lack of encouragement for non-mobile or frightened residents, which points to both skill and culture issues among caregivers. The notable positive about the day shift head nurse suggests some individual staff members are competent and caring, but the positive is isolated against a broader pattern of inadequate staffing and poor staff performance.

    Cleanliness and the physical environment are repeatedly criticized. Reviewers describe filthy bathrooms and floors, dirty sheets, and a neglected outdoor seating area. Such conditions reduce resident comfort and dignity and increase infection risk. Although one review listed cleanliness as a positive, the stronger and more numerous comments report unsanitary conditions, implying inconsistency or decline in environmental maintenance. The juxtaposition of at least one "welcoming facility" comment with multiple reports of filth suggests wide variability in either unit conditions, time periods, or reviewer expectations.

    Activities, programming, and dining are inconsistent in reviewers' accounts. Some summaries list meals and activities positively, but others state there are no activities and that residents receive little encouragement to participate. Where therapy is provided it may be "OK," but instances of therapists being disengaged were also noted. This mixed feedback indicates that while basic services (meals, some programming) may exist, they are not reliably available or effectively executed for all residents. For families seeking active rehabilitation or robust engagement for residents, the inconsistency and reports of no activities are significant negatives.

    Management, oversight, and transparency are also questioned. Several reviewers felt tours were more of a sales pitch than an honest depiction of daily life, and they reported poor oversight after move-in. The combination of marketing-forward intake and post-admission declines in care suggests possible gaps between promised services and realities of staffing/operations. Multiple reviewers explicitly recommend avoiding the facility, and the tone of the summaries — including the phrase "sad place" — indicates emotional distress and dissatisfaction from family members or residents.

    In summary, the reviews portray a facility with some individual positives (a strong day-shift nurse, occasional adequate rehab, and isolated reports of good meals/activities) but dominated by systemic issues: understaffing, poor supervision, hygiene problems, inconsistent therapy and activities, and documented safety risks (missing allergy charts, residents left unattended). The prevailing recommendation from reviewers is to avoid the facility unless demonstrable changes are made. Any decision-maker should weigh the isolated positive reports against the numerous, specific negative patterns and seek direct, verifiable evidence of sustained improvements in staffing, documentation, cleanliness, and oversight before considering placement here.

    Location

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    About Cassena Care At Stamford

    Cassena Care At Stamford sits at 53 Courtland Avenue in Stamford, Connecticut and has 156 beds, and while it's not accepting new patients right now, people should know it's part of the Cassena Care network, including Stamford and Norwalk locations. This skilled nursing facility also has hospital and rehabilitation center services, so people who need short-term or long-term rehab, therapy services, IV support, or physical therapy will find care here. There's a locked dementia unit for those who need extra safety and help with memory care, and hospice services are also available. Staff speak several languages, though the exact ones aren't listed, and you'll see that every visitor signs in and goes through COVID-19 screening, which is helpful considering present health concerns. Wheelchair access is set up, and you can find diagnostic imaging services on site alongside outpatient rehab programs and daily operating hours from 9:30AM to 6:30PM, seven days a week. Cassena Care At Stamford uses different approaches to help residents depending on their health, and there's a team of doctors, nurses, and therapists who work together to create plans matching each person's needs. They've got televisits through the activities department for people who want to check in with loved ones, and the place even tries things like music and visiting entertainers to make the days brighter. Admissions staff help new residents get settled, and families can review the visitation rules on a fact sheet so visits go smoothly and safely.

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