Essex Meadows Health Center

Name: Essex Meadows Health Center
Address: 30 BOKUM RD, Essex, CT, 06426, US
Telephone: 8607677201

30 Bokum Rd, Essex, CT 06426 · Lower Ct River Vly County · 45 certified beds · avg 38 residents/day · certified since Feb 1, 1989

Part of chain: LIFE CARE SERVICES (43 facilities, chain avg rating 4.1★)

4/5

Health inspection rating (on-site)

Serious findings on record

Fines, last 3 years

5.96

Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.

All citations in the current public record (17)

CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.

Date	Severity	What the facility was cited for
Nov 21, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · from a complaint
Nov 21, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint
Jan 10, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away.
Jan 10, 2025	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation.
Jan 10, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Jan 10, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration.
Jan 10, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist.
Jan 10, 2025	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits.
Nov 26, 2024	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint
Nov 14, 2022	E · Potential for harm, repeated	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation.
Nov 14, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Nov 14, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines.
Nov 14, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required.
Nov 14, 2022	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Jan 13, 2020	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation.
Jan 13, 2020	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Jan 13, 2020	D · Potential for harm, one-off	The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock.

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (5 → 6).

Year	Citations	Worst severity that year
2020	3	D
2022	5	E
2024	1	D
2025	8	E

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

Measure	This facility	Connecticut avg	U.S. avg	Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)	5.96	3.80	3.95	top 2% in Connecticut; top 4% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours	1.76	0.70	0.69	top 4% in Connecticut; top 3% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing	5.14	3.43	3.50	top 3% in Connecticut; top 5% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)	0.69	0.46	0.48	top 14% in Connecticut; top 16% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)	34.5	37.4	45.8	top 42% in Connecticut; top 23% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)	47.1	38.6	42.9	bottom 34% in Connecticut; bottom 40% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 5.00, RN 1.48, weekend 4.31. Staffing rating: 5/5.

Self-reported quality measures

Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.

Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5

Who owns this facility

For profit - Limited Liability company

Owner / manager	Type	Role	Stake	Since
Davis, James	Individual	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Duffy, Patrick	Individual	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
LCS CC Holdings INC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2026
LCS Essex Meadows Holdco LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
LCS Essex Meadows JV LLC	Organization	Direct Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
LCS Holding Company LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
LCS Living Holdings LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2026
LCS Living Intermediate I LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2026
LCS Living Intermediate II LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2026
LCS Living LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	05/01/2026
LCS Management Holding Company LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Life Care Companies LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Life Care Services Communities LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Life Care Services LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
McCarthy Group LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
MPM Senior Living Investors LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Oak Investment Trust	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	03/19/2026
Oak Investment Trust II	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025
Rci Legacy Holdings LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2026
Redwood Holdings LLC	Organization	Indirect Ownership Interest	NOT APPLICABLE	01/01/2025

Questions to ask on your visit

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

"If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
"Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
"When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
"How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
"How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
"How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
"What is your approach to psychiatric medications — how do you try non-drug options first and work to reduce doses over time?"
"What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
"What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
"Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 075322.

The Care File

Visit checklist — Essex Meadows Health Center

30 Bokum Rd, Essex, CT 06426 · 8607677201

Health inspection rating 4/5 · CMS overall 5/5· Fines (3y): $0

Questions for the administrator:

☐ "If my family member falls or their condition changes, exactly when and how will I be notified?"
☐ "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
☐ "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
☐ "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
☐ "How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
☐ "How does your pharmacist review residents' medications, and how quickly can you fill new or urgent prescriptions?"
☐ "What is your approach to psychiatric medications — how do you try non-drug options first and work to reduce doses over time?"
☐ "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
☐ "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
☐ "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"

While you're there, notice:

☐ Smell and cleanliness in hallways, not just the lobby
☐ How staff speak to residents; call lights answered promptly
☐ Residents up, dressed, and engaged (visit mealtimes and a weekend if you can)

Data: CMS Provider Data Catalog, version 2026-08-01 · CCN 075322 · Verify at medicare.gov/care-compare · Printed from The Care File (thecarefile.com)