Bayview Health Care

Bayview Health Care sits at 301 Rope Ferry Rd in Waterford, Connecticut, and has 127 certified beds, usually caring for about 112 residents each day, and the place has been under Athena Healthcare Systems since July 2005, offering skilled nursing and intermediate care especially for those who are very frail or need help between hospital and home with short-term rehab, long-term care, dementia care, hospice, and respite services, so folks find different levels of help all in one spot, and they keep nurses on staff around the clock for 24-hour skilled nursing care, but the nurse staffing level averages 3.48 hours per resident each day, which is a bit below the state's 3.8 averaged, and their nurse turnover rate sits at 39.8%, a bit above the state's 38.9%, so there are changes in staff more often than some places, yet the facility has a full set of professionals including occupational therapists, physical therapists, certified nursing assistants, and dietary folks, all focused on treating everyone with dignity, compassion, and respect as best they can. There are programs for residents with behavioral health needs, memory care, pain and wound management, and short-term or long-term rehabilitation, plus home health and hospice programs, and they try to involve families in daily life and care decisions, with an emphasis on letting each person keep as much control over their life as possible, but inspections have brought up some issues, like 23 deficiencies reported overall, two of them infection-related, one (F0880) about not fully following infection control plans which had the potential to cause more than minimal harm but didn't actually hurt anyone, another (F0758) on not giving gradual dose reductions or trying non-drug methods for psychotropic medications, and a third (F0578) on not always honoring each resident's right to request, refuse, or stop treatments or join in decisions, though none of these led to actual harm. Amenities include beautifully decorated rooms, a clean, homelike setting, laundry service, and the facility offers resources like a health library, a symptom checker, and behavioral health learning centers, plus they're supported by the HRSA and Mental Health Parity Act, so folks get some extra help, the staff speak English, and the facility works to keep daily routines enriching, friendly, and safe, aiming to treat everyone with kindness and respect throughout their stay.