CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in South Central Ct County, Connecticut
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
1 of 23 nursing homes in South Central Ct County, Connecticut (4.3%) qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes South Central Ct County as urban.
In Connecticut, 48 of 191 nursing homes (25.1%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTOWESE CENTER FOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION | North Haven | Yes, urban county | National Health Care Associates | 120 | 075017 |
| ADVANCED CENTER FOR NURSING & REHABILITATION | New Haven | No | Essential Healthcare | 226 | 075348 |
| Apple Rehab Guilford | Guilford | No | Apple Rehab | 90 | 075144 |
| APPLE REHAB LAUREL WOODS | East Haven | No | Apple Rehab | 120 | 075389 |
| APPLE REHAB WEST HAVEN | West Haven | No | Apple Rehab | 90 | 075403 |
| ARDEN CARE CENTER | Hamden | No | Highbridge Healthcare | 271 | 075228 |
| ARK HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION AT BRANFORD HILLS | Branford | No | 190 | 075296 | |
| AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT MADISON | Madison | No | Autumn Lake Healthcare | 90 | 075405 |
| AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT THE WILLOWS | Woodbridge | No | Autumn Lake Healthcare | 90 | 075331 |
| CIVITA CARE CENTER AT MILFORD | Milford | No | Civita Care Centers | 120 | 075213 |
| CIVITA CARE CENTER AT WEST RIVER | Milford | No | Civita Care Centers | 120 | 075377 |
| EVERGREEN WOODS | North Branford | No | Senior Living Communities | 50 | 075362 |
| GRIMES CENTER | New Haven | No | 114 | 075275 | |
| GUILFORD HOUSE, THE | Guilford | No | 75 | 075235 | |
| HAMDEN REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER | Hamden | No | Atlas Healthcare | 153 | 075366 |
| LEEWAY, INC | New Haven | No | 30 | 075408 | |
| MARY WADE HOME | New Haven | No | 45 | 075325 | |
| MILFORD HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Milford | No | National Health Care Associates | 120 | 075064 |
| NEW HAVEN CENTER FOR NURSING & REHABILITATION LLC | New Haven | No | Essential Healthcare | 150 | 075397 |
| WEST HAVEN CENTER FOR NURSING & REHABILITATION | West Haven | No | Essential Healthcare | 98 | 075201 |
| WHISPERING PINES REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | East Haven | No | 90 | 075294 | |
| WHITNEY CENTER | Hamden | No | 59 | 075290 | |
| WHITNEY REHABILITATION CARE CENTER | Hamden | No | The Mayer Family | 150 | 075246 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.