Laurel Woods
Nursing Home Facility
451 North High Street, East Haven, CT 06512
Laurel Woods is a senior care community located in East Haven, CT. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the East Haven area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (203) 466-6850.
Operated by Apple Rehab, which runs 18 communities in our directory.
Laurel Woods is licensed for 120 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in East Haven average about 105 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 92% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in East Haven average about 3.0 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2026 and recorded 9 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 40%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 46 problems at Laurel Woods. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 15 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $64,555.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure 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.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, a pattern
Resident Rights
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Laurel Woods offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 120
- Occupancy 92%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.6
- Annual staff turnover 40%
- Last health inspection January 2026
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