Overview
Bickford Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Connecticut average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Windsor Locks. It scores best on quality of care (2 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 13, 2026, found 47 health deficiencies, more than the Connecticut average of 12.7. 21 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $122,338 in the past three years.
Bickford Health Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 48 certified beds, caring for about 1 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 13, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 47
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 21
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $122,338
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 48
- Average residents per day
- 1
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes