Civita Care Center At Long Ridge is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1993-11-17. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (203) 329-4026 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Civita Care Center At Long Ridge holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 61.7/100, placing it #11527 of 14703 facilities nationally and #161 of 191 in Connecticut. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Civita Care Center At Long Ridge receives a reported average of 3 hours 50 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 39 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 12 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 33 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 43.7%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Civita Care Center At Long Ridge with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. The facility has received 4 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $7,800. 3 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 43.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Civita Care Center At Long Ridge ranks 11527th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 61.7/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within CT, it ranks 161st out of 191 nursing homes. In Stamford, it ranks 4th out of 5 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 3rd of 4. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,981 nationally and RN hours rank #5,843 nationally (#83 in CT). Our composite quality score of 61.7/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Stamford, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/connecticut/stamford/