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Pomperaug Woods Health Center

80 HERITAGE RD, SOUTHBURY, CT, 06488
(203) 262-6555
37 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
37
CMS facility ID
075318
Care type
Nursing home
County
Naugatuck Vly
Facility name
Pomperaug Woods Health Center
Street address
80 HERITAGE RD
City / state / ZIP
Southbury, CT 06488
Phone
(203) 262-6555

About this facility — Pomperaug Woods Health Center

Pomperaug Woods Health Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Southbury, Connecticut. It is licensed for 37 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut (120 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Southbury 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 Pomperaug Woods Health Center 31 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $20,872 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Connery, Jane
Director · Officer — since 2012
Edelson, Christine
Director — since 2022
Gyba, Vicki
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Jedlinsky, Helena
Director — since 2019
Lukos, Greg
Director · Officer — since 2024
Mihalcik, Matthew
Director · Officer — since 2018
Monahan, Patrick
Director — since 2023
Newtown Savings Bank
Mortgage holder · Security-interest holder — since 2020
Raad, Marc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Schwarzchild, Karen
Director — since 2024
Vas, Antonio
Director — since 2021
Wnuck, Mary
Director · Officer — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1988-05-18
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
9 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$20,872 total
Last standard inspection
2024-10-16
Nurse staffing
5.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$1,179 per day (≈ $35,840/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 17% Medicare · 83% private/other
Occupancy
82% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
141% above the CT median of $490/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
37
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.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-06-08
2025-05-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0602
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2025-05-09
7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (29 citations)
2025-01-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0602
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2025-01-31
2024-10-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-12-02
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-11-22
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-11-22
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-11-22
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 2024-11-22
F-0867
E · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-11-22
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-11-22
F-0921
E · No harm found
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2024-11-22
2024-09-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-10-24
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-10-24
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-24
2023-04-18Health inspection6 citations
F-0578
B · 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 2023-05-12
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-05-12
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2023-05-12
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 2023-05-12
F-0802
F · No harm foundFood safety
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Corrected 2023-05-12
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 2023-05-12
2024-10-16Fire-safety inspection6 citations
E-0032
D · No harm found
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
Corrected 2024-11-01
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-11-01
K-0712
D · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-11-01
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-12-06
K-0919
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2024-12-18
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2024-11-01
2023-04-18Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-07-19
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-07-19
K-0919
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2023-07-19
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-07-19
2021-06-08Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2021-07-30

Federal penalties

2024-09-18Fine$8,018
2024-09-18Fine$12,854
Total fines$20,872
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 075318.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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