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Medicare-certified14 MAIN STREET, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
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Touchpoints at Chestnut brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation care to East Windsor, Connecticut with a commitment to helping patients regain independence. Our experienced team provides personalized recovery support in a compassionate environment where healing and dignity go hand in hand.
Capacity
60 residents
Location
East Windsor, CT
Status
Listed in a public registry
171 MAIN ST, East Windsor, Connecticut 06088
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
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 24, 2025, state inspectors cited 16 health deficiencies (the Connecticut average is 13.0).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 47 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Connecticut average.
Medicare has not fined Touchpoints at Chestnut in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 47 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 53 minutesAbove the Connecticut average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 51%Above the Connecticut average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
19 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
August 18, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Honor 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.
April 24, 2025 · Standard inspection · 16 citations
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
171 MAIN STEast Windsor, CT 06088
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State inspectors visited on April 24, 2025 and cited 16 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Connecticut average is 13.0.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 47 minutes with each resident per day, including 53 minutes from registered nurses. 51% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Touchpoints at Chestnut in the last three years.
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.
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.
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.