SHELTON - United Methodist Homes is proud to announce that Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center has been recognized as a Best Short-Term Rehabilitation site for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report.
The skilled nursing care community earned Best Nursing Homes status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” the highest possible rating, for Short-Term Rehabilitation.
U.S. News gives the designation of Best Nursing Home only to those homes that satisfy U.S. News’s assessment of the appropriate use of key services and consistent performance in quality measures.
The ratings include data on staffing, medical outcomes, residents’ health and safety, among other metrics. To be recognized as one of the 2025 U.S. News Best Nursing Homes, a home must have been “High Performing” in short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, or both.
According to U.S. News methodology, “the Short-Term Rehabilitation rating evaluates the care delivered to patients after a hospitalization for surgery, heart attack, stroke, injury, or similar condition.”
Ratings focus on a nursing home’s ability to minimize and prevent adverse outcomes such as emergency room visits, hospitalizations, falls with injuries, serious infections, or staffing shortfalls. Of the 14,832 nursing homes evaluated by U.S. News, Bishop Wicke Health and Rehabilitation Center was one of only 2,152 facilities that received a “High Performing” rating for Short-Term Rehabilitation.
The award-winning facility also consistently receives high star ratings from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). The nursing home inspection is a rigorous review process required for all nursing homes participating in Medicare and Medicaid. It is regulated by State (Department of Health) and Federal authorities (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)). Homes must be in substantial compliance with Medicare and Medicaid requirements, as well as state law.
“As we enter our 150th year of serving Connecticut seniors, we couldn’t be more proud of our team at Bishop Wicke, who year over year receive accolades for our Relationship-Centered approach to caregiving and the impact it has on so many lives,” stated David M. Lawlor, President and CEO of UMH.
For more detailed information about why U.S. News rates nursing homes, how they determine the ratings, or this year’s “Best Nursing Homes” methodology, please visit https://health.usnews.com/senior-care/understanding-the-badge.
About U.S. News and World Report:
The U.S. News Best Nursing Homes Short-Term Rehabilitation, Long-Term Care, and Overall ratings offer individuals and families a starting point in searching for a nursing home, whether they need short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, or are interested in a home's overall care.
To learn more about how nursing homes were evaluated and find responses to questions that nursing home patients, residents, and families may have about the U.S. News ratings, visit the “Best Nursing Homes” FAQ page at https://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-nursing-homes/articles/faq-how-we-rate-nursing-homes
About Bishop Wicke Health Center & Wesley Village:
Bishop Wicke Health & Rehabilitation Center is located at 584 Long Hill Ave. on the Wesley Village senior living campus.
It is part of United Methodist Homes, a local not-for-profit organization with a 150-year history of caring. Along with Bishop Wicke, the campus (580 Long Hill Ave.) offers a continuum of lifestyle and care options for seniors, including independent and assisted living, enhanced assisted living, early memory support, skilled nursing and short-term rehab.
To learn more about Bishop Wicke, Crosby Commons, Wesley Heights, or Lifestyle Transitions, visit our website or call 203-225-5024.
To become part of the Wesley Village team, visit https://www.umh.org/career-opportunities-at-umh.
This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.
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