Nursing homes › Connecticut › Cobalt Lodge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center
29 Middle Haddam Rd, Cobalt, CT 06414 · 8602679034 · 60 certified beds
CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: For profit - Corporation.
Total nurse staffing: 1.77 (Connecticut median: 3.71). RN hours: 0.60. Weekend total: 1.51. Nursing staff turnover: 72%.
All-time on record: 50 deficiency citations, including 1 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | complaint | corrected 2025-09-30 |
| 2025-09-08 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | complaint | corrected 2025-09-09 |
| 2025-09-08 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G | complaint | corrected 2025-09-09 |
| 2025-09-08 | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | F | complaint | corrected 2025-10-01 |
| 2025-09-08 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E | complaint | corrected 2025-10-01 |
| 2025-09-08 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-10-01 |
| 2025-09-08 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | complaint | corrected 2025-10-01 |
| 2024-11-19 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | C | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | C | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | B | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | B | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-11-19 | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | B | Health | corrected 2024-12-31 |
| 2024-06-10 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-06-28 |
| 2023-12-07 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-01-16 |
| 2023-12-07 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-01-08 |
| 2023-08-03 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-09-20 |
| 2023-08-03 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-09-20 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-08 | Fine | $37,440 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZGORSKI, JOYCE | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | 10% | since 07/01/2007 |
| ZGORSKI, MARC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | 45% | since 07/01/2007 |
| ZGORSKI, TODD | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Individual | 45% | since 07/01/2007 |
| ZGORSKI, JOYCE | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2007 |
| ZGORSKI, MARC | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2007 |
| ZGORSKI, TODD | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/29/2007 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 075232. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.