Nursing homes in Waterbury, CT that take Medicare & Medicaid
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3 nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) in Waterbury are certified by Medicare or Medicaid, with an average CMS rating of 4.0 stars (Connecticut: 3.0). The highest rated is Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation. 3 accept Medicaid.
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Nurse hours: the bar is the home; the tick is the Connecticut median (3.81 hours).
Nursing homes near Waterbury
- Apple Rehab Watertown · Watertown · 3 stars · 4 mi · Medicaid
- Complete Care at Middlebury · Middlebury · 5 stars · 5 mi · Medicaid
- Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center · Plymouth · 5 stars · 7 mi · Medicaid
- Livewell Connecticut · Plantsville · 5 stars · 7 mi · Medicaid
- Complete Care at Glendale · Naugatuck · 4 stars · 7 mi · Medicaid
- Beacon Brook Center for Health & Rehabilitation · Naugatuck · 2 stars · 7 mi · Medicaid
- Summit at Plantsville Center for Health & Rehabilitation · Plantsville · 2 stars · 7 mi · Medicaid
- Civita Care Center at Cheshire · Cheshire · 3 stars · 8 mi · Medicaid
- Southington Care Center · Southington · 5 stars · 8 mi · Medicaid
- The Pines at Bristol for Nursing & Rehabilitation · Bristol · 3 stars · 8 mi · Medicaid
Questions about nursing homes in Waterbury
- Which nursing homes in Waterbury accept Medicaid?
- 3 of 3 are certified for Medicaid, according to CMS, including Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill, Cheshire House Health Care Facility & Rehab Center. Certification doesn't mean a Medicaid bed is open; call and ask, including whether they accept residents whose Medicaid application is pending.
- Which accept Medicare for short-term rehab?
- 3 of 3 are Medicare-certified skilled nursing facilities. The best CMS short-stay quality ratings are at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill (5 of 5) and Cheshire House Health Care Facility & Rehab Center (3 of 5).
- What is the highest-rated nursing home in Waterbury?
- Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation has the highest CMS overall rating in Waterbury (5 of 5); 2 homes here are rated 5 stars. Ratings are from October 2026.
- How do Waterbury nursing homes compare with the rest of Connecticut?
- Their average CMS rating is 4.0 stars, above the Connecticut average of 3.0. 1 of 3 were fined by CMS in the last three years.
- How many nursing homes in Waterbury have no CMS fines?
- 2 of 3 nursing homes in Waterbury have no CMS fines in the last three years, according to CMS.
- How many 5-star nursing homes are in Waterbury?
- 2 of 3 nursing homes in Waterbury are rated 5 stars overall, according to CMS (October 2026).
- How much does a nursing home cost in Waterbury?
- CMS doesn't publish prices, so ask each home for its daily rate. Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with daily coinsurance from day 21; Medicaid pays for long-term care for people who meet Connecticut's income and asset rules.
Nursing homes in nearby cities
- Watertown (1)
- Middlebury (1)
- Plymouth (1)
- Plantsville (2)
- Naugatuck (2)
- Southington (1)
- Cheshire (2)
- Bristol (4)
- Southbury (3)
- Seymour (1)
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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, October 2026. Nursing Homes In Each State is independent and not affiliated with CMS or Medicare. About the data.