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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Civita Care Northbridge
Bridgeport, ConnecticutMedicare inspection record
About Civita Care Northbridge
CIVITA CARE NORTHBRIDGE brings clinical excellence and genuine compassion to skilled nursing and rehabilitation in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Our team focuses on recovery timelines that matter to your family, combining medical expertise with personalized attention during every stage of healing.
Community at a glance
Capacity
145 residents
Location
Bridgeport, CT
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
2875 MAIN STREET, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06606
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
- Medicare flags Civita Care Northbridge for a citation related to abuse of residents in its recent inspections.
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 24, 2026, state inspectors cited 16 health deficiencies (the Connecticut average is 13.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 36 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Connecticut average.
Medicare fined Civita Care Northbridge 3 times in the last three years, $120,333 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 36 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 25 minutesBelow the Connecticut average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 32%Below the Connecticut average |
Inspections
39 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
March 24, 2026 · Standard inspection · 11 citations
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 24, 2026Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 24, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Apr 14, 2026Ensure 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 9, 2026Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Apr 24, 2026Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Apr 17, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 24, 2026Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 24, 2026Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 24, 2026Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 24, 2026Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Apr 24, 2026
December 2, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 2, 2026Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 2, 2026
November 18, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations+
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 12, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 12, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 12, 2025
May 5, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 13, 2025
December 19, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 15, 2025
November 14, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 29, 2024
November 6, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 29, 2024Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 29, 2024
June 26, 2024 · Standard inspection · 18 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 27, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Jul 27, 2024Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jul 27, 2024Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Jul 27, 2024Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 27, 2024Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 27, 2024Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 27, 2024Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 27, 2024Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 27, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jul 27, 2024Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 27, 2024Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 27, 2024Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 27, 2024Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 27, 2024Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 27, 2024Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 27, 2024Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jul 27, 2024Provide training in compliance and ethics.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)AdministrationCorrected Jul 27, 2024
Fines and payment denials
3 fines totaling $120,333 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- March 24, 2026Fine: $77,220
- November 18, 2025Fine: $26,312
- June 26, 2024Payment denial, 64 days
- June 26, 2024Fine: $16,801
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Northbridge Health Care Center, Inc.
- Medicare-certified beds
- 145
- Average residents per day
- 121
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- November 15, 1996
- Part of a chain
- Athena Healthcare Systems, 19 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 075413
Location
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Questions about Civita Care Northbridge
How did Civita Care Northbridge do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on March 24, 2026 and cited 16 health deficiencies, 5 of them from complaint investigations. The Connecticut average is 13.0.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Civita Care Northbridge?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 36 minutes with each resident per day, including 25 minutes from registered nurses. 32% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Civita Care Northbridge been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Civita Care Northbridge 3 times in the last three years, totaling $120,333.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.