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Connecticut Baptist Homes

292 THORPE AVENUE, MERIDEN, CT, 06450
(203) 237-1206
60 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
60
CMS facility ID
075352
Care type
Nursing home
County
Lower Ct River Vly
Facility name
Connecticut Baptist Homes
Street address
292 THORPE AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Meriden, CT 06450
Phone
(203) 237-1206

Connecticut Baptist Homes is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Meriden, Connecticut. It is licensed for 60 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut (120 beds).

It is one of 10 senior care facilities in Meriden and 191 skilled nursing facilities across Connecticut. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Connecticut Baptist Homes 20 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $83,947 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Church related

Registered owners & officers

Avena, Robert
Director — since 2020
Doyle, Richard
Director — since 2020
Jones, David
Director — since 2020
Lewis, Margaret
Director — since 2020
Mcmunn, William
Director — since 2020
Morse, Mary Patricia
Managing employee · Director · Officer — since 2005
Riggs, Harry
Director — since 2020
Sarrazin, Marcia
Director — since 2020
Scott, Hopeton
Director — since 2020
Stevens, David
Director — since 2020
Stevens, Sandra
Director — since 2020
Young, Peter
Director — since 2020

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1991-10-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
10 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$83,947 total
Last standard inspection
2026-03-30
Nurse staffing
3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$471 per day (≈ $14,320/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
84% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 12% private/other
Occupancy
97% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
4% below the CT median of $490/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
60
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0760
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-07-10
2026-03-30Health inspection9 citations
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2026-05-10
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-05-10
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-05-10
F-0688
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2026-05-10
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-05-10
F-0692
G · Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2026-05-10
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-05-10
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-05-10
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-05-10
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (10 citations)
2024-07-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-07-16
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-07-16
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-07-16
F-0940
E · No harm found
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Corrected 2024-07-16
F-0947
E · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2024-07-16
2022-08-15Health inspection5 citations
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2022-09-26
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2022-09-26
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2022-09-26
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-09-26
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2022-09-26

Federal penalties

2026-03-30Fine$70,320
2024-07-08Fine$13,627
Total fines$83,947
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 075352.
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered