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Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
23 Liberty Way, Niantic, CT 06357 · Southeastern Ct County · (860) 739-4007
130 certified beds, about 125 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1992
CMS high performing icon Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
5 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 075375 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 23, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Connecticut average is 13.4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 11 health citations since May 2021 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.74 hours per resident per day, against 3.73 across Connecticut and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.92 of those hours.
33.9% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Connecticut average 37.4%).
CMS links it to Atlas Healthcare, an affiliated group of 30 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
205/21
507/23
109/24
102/25
204/25
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 11 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
9D
2E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
April 23, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, review of the clinical record, review of facility documentation, review of facility policy/procedures and interviews for one sampled resident (Resident #5) who required assistance for nail care, the facility failed to ensure the resident's nails were clean and trimmed.
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of clinical records, review of facility policy, and interviews for one sample resident (Resident #61) reviewed for skin condition, the facility failed to ensure treatment to a wound was provided timely and for one of five sampled residents (Resident #83) reviewed for unnecessary medication the facility failed to ensure that physician's orders were implemented and completed as prescribed by the physician.
February 5, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of the clinical record, facility documentation, facility policy and interviews for one (1) of three (3) residents (Resident #1) reviewed for pain management, the facility failed to ensure a complete and accurate medical record regarding physician notification with a change in status.
September 17, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, interviews and review of facility policy for one (1) of three (3) residents (Resident #1) reviewed for resident rights, the facility failed to ensure a resident's privacy was protected.
July 5, 2023Standard inspection · 5 citations
- E Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, observations, review of facility policy and interviews for three of six sampled residents (Residents #12, #35 and #521) reviewed for respiratory care, the facility failed to ensure that oxygen tubing was changed on a consistent basis, labeled, and dated.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, facility documentation review, facility policy review and interviews for one of five sampled residents (Resident #112) reviewed for accidents, the facility failed to ensure the resident was transferred with the assistance of two staff as ordered, resulting in the resident sustaining a fall.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, clinical record reviews, interviews, and facility policy for two of three sampled residents (Resident #12, #73 and Resident #521) reviewed for respiratory therapy, the facility failed to follow a physician's order for a prescribed oxygen administration rate, failed to follow a physician's order to monitor oxygen saturation levels, and failed to have a protocol or policy to indicate settings for the titration of oxygen.
- D Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of the clinical record, facility documentation, facility policy, and interviews, for the one sampled resident, (Resident #570), reviewed for pain, the facility failed to notify the physician when the resident requested an increase in pain medication being administered.
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, for 1 of 4 medication carts reviewed for medication storage, the facility failed to secure a controlled substance appropriately.
May 4, 2021Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, review of the clinical records, facility documentation review, facility policy review, and interviews for four of six residents (Resident #1, Resident #28, Resident #95 and Resident #300) reviewed for infection control, the facility failed to ensure the safe storage of prescribed medications.
- D Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, review of the clinical record and staff interviews for one of fourteen residents (Resident #80) reviewed for dining services, the facility failed to ensure that a meal provided to a resident accommodated the resident's allergies, and intolerances.
Fire safety inspections
16 fire safety citations on file: 5 on April 23, 2025, 7 on July 5, 2023, 4 on May 4, 2021.
Every fire safety citation16 citations
- E Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
- D Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
- D Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- F Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
- D Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- D Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Connecticut | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.74 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.92 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.17 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.01 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 33.9% | 37.4% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 13.8% | 38.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.97 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.97 on weekdays and 3.17 on weekends, 20% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 1.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.64 in April to June 2025 to 3.74 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.74 | 0.92 | 3.97 | 3.17 | 1.0% | 0 of 90 | 125 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.49 | 0.89 | 3.62 | 3.16 | 6.2% | 0 of 92 | 126 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.64 | 0.97 | 3.79 | 3.28 | 3.3% | 0 of 92 | 121 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.64 | 0.93 | 3.83 | 3.16 | 2.5% | 0 of 91 | 124 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Connecticut, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.66 | 0.61 | 3.80 | 3.31 | 6.0% | 1.3% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Connecticut | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.9 | 17.9 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.2 | 16.4 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.1 | 17.8 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 25.3 | 24.3 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: BRIDE BROOK SNF OPERATIONS LLC. CMS links this home to Atlas Healthcare, a group of 30 nursing homes averaging 3.5 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ct-2 Operations Holdings LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 09/01/2022 |
| Jmh Family LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Jmh Family Trust | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Mls Family LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Mls Family Trust | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sgs Family LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sgs Family Trust | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Bak, Pinchos | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Ct-2 Opco Manager LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Bak, Pinchos | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Donka, Abel | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Dvorak, Amy | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Goldberger, Shlomo | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Gottlieb, Moshe | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Mailloux, Lisa | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sonnenschein, Moshe | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Jmh Family LLC | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Jmh Family Trust | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Malt Family Trust | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Mls Family LLC | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Mls Family Trust | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sgs 2010 Family Trust | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sgs Family LLC | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sgs Family Trust | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Tyh 2017 Trust | Limited partnership interest | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Gottlieb, Moshe | Limited partnership interest | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sonnenschein, Moshe | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| 23 Liberty Way Realty LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 07/03/2025 | |
| Bride Brook Realty Holdings LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Ct-2 Opco Manager LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 07/03/2025 | |
| Jmh Family LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Jmh Family Trust | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Mls Family LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Mls Family Trust | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sgs Family LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sgs Family Trust | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 09/01/2022 | |
| Bak, Pinchos | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Donka, Abel | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Dvorak, Amy | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Goldberger, Shlomo | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Gottlieb, Moshe | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Mailloux, Lisa | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Sonnenschein, Moshe | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2022 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on April 23, 2025: "Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 5, 2023: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on February 5, 2025: "Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on September 17, 2024: "Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.17 hours per resident per day, below the Connecticut average of 3.37.
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- Harbor Village North Health and Rehabilitation Cen New London, 7.4 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 47 citations
- Beechwood Health & Rehabilitation Center New London, 7.8 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 23 citations
- Essex Meadows Health Center Essex, 8.5 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 17 citations
Connecticut contacts for a concern about a nursing home
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- Inspections and complaints: Connecticut Department of Public Health, Facility Licensing and Investigations Section, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Connecticut Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, 860-424-5200. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: Connecticut DPH Nursing Home Site, survey findings by facility, where Connecticut publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 23, 2025. The Connecticut average is 13.4.
- Has Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Bride Brook Rehabilitation & Nursing Center?
- CMS lists 43 owners and managers, and links the home to Atlas Healthcare. Legal business name: BRIDE BROOK SNF OPERATIONS LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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