Overview
Gardner Heights Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Connecticut average of 3.0. Among the 4 nursing homes in Shelton, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 27, 2026, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the Connecticut average of 12.7. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of Connecticut nursing homes have been fined.
Gardner Heights Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 124 certified beds, caring for about 113 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 25%
Top 63%
Top 54%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 27, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 1
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 124
- Average residents per day
- 113
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes