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Grimes Center

1354 CHAPEL ST, NEW HAVEN, CT, 06511
(203) 867-8300
114 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
114
CMS facility ID
075275
Care type
Nursing home
County
South Central Ct
Facility name
Grimes Center
Street address
1354 CHAPEL ST
City / state / ZIP
New Haven, CT 06511
Phone
(203) 867-8300

Grimes Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in New Haven, Connecticut. It is licensed for 114 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut (120 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in New Haven 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 Grimes Center 26 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. 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 - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Balcezak, Thomas
Officer — since 2012
Payne, Douglas
Director — since 2019
Tammaro, Vincent
Officer · Operational control — since 2016
Work, Carol
Managing employee — since 2012
Yale New Haven Hospital
Direct owner — since 2012
Yale-new Haven Health Services Corporation
Direct owner — since 2012

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1978-01-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-01-30
Nurse staffing
3.7 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
114
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; hours/accessibility via Google · 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.
2026-01-30Health inspection9 citations
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-03-02
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-03-02
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2026-03-02
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2026-03-02
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 2026-03-02
F-0678
D · No harm found
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2026-03-02
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-03-02
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 2026-03-02
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-03-02
2024-12-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-01-13
F-0658
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-01-13
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (15 citations)
2024-04-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-05-20
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 2024-05-20
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0725
D · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0760
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-20
F-0882
E · No harm found
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Corrected 2024-05-20
2021-12-13Health inspection2 citations
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-01-21
F-0812
F · 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 2021-12-30
2026-01-30Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2026-03-13
K-0347
D · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2026-03-13
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-03-13
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2026-03-13
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 075275.
What people say on Google.
4.031 ratings on Google
★★S G · 2026-05-12 · via Google

“Nursing and Aide service is not good... hopefully it is because the facility is under staffed or something. Multiple instances when they didn't have patients assisted or dressed by 9am and therefore not ready for PT appointments! Medication not given on a regular time schedule. However, the PT staff were helpful. As this facility is part of Yale issues of bad service, Inconsistent schedules and u…”

★★★★★Lorraine Mazzacane · 2025-10-09 · via Google

“My aunt was recently there for 10 days for rehab they made it as enjoyable and comfortable as it could possibly be. The nurses were attentive they responded quickly to anything you needed the place is very cleaned the floors were cleaned 2 or 3x a week they were very very friendly to the visitors even letting us wait inside for our ride. They did a lot of exercises and rehab overall a fantastic p…”

★★★Jesse Osmun · 2026-01-18 · via Google

“My Dad is at Grimes now, and while the staff have been lovely and communication has been great, I am not sure its the best place for people with Cognitive Decline who are likely to get out of bed. My Dad just had an "Unwitnessed fall" because the beds have low rails and Dad has tried to get out of bed before. It's a little frustrating that there isn't better monitoring and safety to make sure fall…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Entity & officer search
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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