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Autumn Lake Healthcare at Norwalk

Nursing home in Norwalk, CT

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
34 Midrocks Drive, Norwalk, CT 06851
Phone
(203) 847-9686
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
075387
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
150
Average residents per day
134
Ownership
For-profit, individual
Legal business name
Norwalk Operations LLC
Chain
Autumn Lake Healthcare (59 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 30, 1993
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 075387. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 17, 2026. CMS lists 41 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 23, 2021 to Mar 17, 2026): 9 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 17, 2026Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 17, 2026Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Mar 17, 2026Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 41. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $12,834 in the last three years.

Jun 26, 2024Fine: $12,834

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.49 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.43 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.16 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.22 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
30%
RN turnover (yearly)
53%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

Other nursing homes in Norwalk

Norwalk Care Center23 Prospect Avenue · Norwalk, CT 06850 · (203) 853-0010 · For-profit45 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection May 20, 2026 · $198,225 in CMS fines (3 yrs)Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)
Notre Dame Health and Rehabilitation Center76 West Rocks Road · Norwalk, CT 06851 · (203) 847-5893 · For-profit26 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Apr 21, 2026 · $8,278 in CMS fines (3 yrs)Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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