Meriden Center
Nursing Home Facility
845 Paddock Avenue, Meriden, CT 06450
Meriden Center is nestled in a rural pastoral setting in Meriden, CT. The four acre campus offers a walking path around our one level building, as well as an outdoor patio, resident gardens, and Connecticut's only Skilled Nursing bocce court. Private and semi-private rooms are available for Cardiac Management/Transitional Care Unit patients as well as our LongTerm Care residents.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
Meriden Center is licensed for 115 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Meriden average about 92 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 93% 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 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Meriden average about 2.4 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in February 2026 and recorded 10 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 32%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 41 problems at Meriden Center. 1 finding involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 8 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $8,827.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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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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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Meriden Center offers assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, hospice care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Partnership
- Beds / units 115
- Occupancy 93%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 32%
- Last health inspection February 2026
Resident & family reviews
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