Essex Meadows Health Center
30 Bokum Rd, Essex, CT, 06426
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Life Care Services
- Certified beds
- 45 · avg 39 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 34.5% — near the Connecticut averageConnecticut avg: 37.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 38.9% — near the Connecticut averageConnecticut avg: 37.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Connecticut averageConnecticut avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 075322
- Certified beds
- 45 beds · avg 39 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Essex Meadows Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Services chain — 45 facilities across 19 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.1 / 5.
Disclosed owners (25 on record)
- Life Care Services Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Marikate Lynch
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Bank of America Corp
5% or Greater Mortgage Interest · 100% · since 2025
- James c Davis
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 0% · since 2025
- Lcs Essex Meadows Holdco LlcHolding
Indirect Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2025
- Lcs Essex Meadows jv Llc
Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2025
+ 19 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
March 2024 (2 years ago) · acquired from Essex Meadows Health Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 17)
- D0658·Nov 21, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0580·Nov 21, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0758·Jan 10, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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 li…
- D0755·Jan 10, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0692·Jan 10, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D0684·Jan 10, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E0609·Jan 10, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E0580·Jan 10, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Fire-safety citations
3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 10, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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