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 499 communities in our directory.
With 130 beds, Meriden Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Meriden average about 94 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
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 2.6 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%.
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 130
- Occupancy 93%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 32%
- Last health inspection February 2026