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Grimes YN Health Care Center in New Haven, CT

Grimes YN Health Care Center is a nursing home community in New Haven, CT.

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Grimes YN Health Care Center in New Haven, CT

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1354 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06511

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3.8 from 32 reviews
5 stars
21
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 stars
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Overall Review of Grimes YN Health Care Center

common 14 reviews mention this

Staff are caring and responsive

Many residents and families describe staff who are attentive, caring, and quick to respond.

Across multiple reviews, people praise nurses, aides, and therapists for being helpful and supportive. Several reviewers specifically mention good communication and attentive responses to needs, from rehab support to answering questions. A few reviews also mention that scheduling and medication timing can be inconsistent, but the overall staff experience still trends toward responsiveness in the positive accounts.

caveat 5 reviews mention this

Cleanliness gets mixed feedback

Cleanliness is praised by some reviewers, but at least one review calls the facility dirty.

Some reviews highlight a very clean facility and regular floor cleaning, along with coordination that doesn’t disturb patients during therapy. Others criticize the cleanliness, describing the place as dirty. Taken together, the reviews suggest cleanliness may vary depending on timing and day-to-day care.

caveat 2 reviews mention this

Medication timing can slip

Several reviewers report problems with on-time medication delivery or scheduling.

One review says medication wasn’t given on a regular schedule. Another describes waiting a long time for medications despite ongoing calls. These comments point to medication timing as an area where families may need to stay on top of schedules.

caveat 2 reviews mention this

Safety and monitoring raise concerns

Some reviews raise concerns about monitoring, falls risk, and patient safety.

One family member questions whether monitoring is sufficient for a resident with cognitive decline, citing an unwitnessed fall and bed safety concerns. Another review describes a situation with a resident left in a wheelchair for extended periods and issues around rail use. Together, these accounts suggest safety practices may not feel consistent to all families.

common 2 reviews mention this

Food is sometimes called good

A couple of reviewers mention the food positively during rehab stays.

One reviewer says the food is really good, while another says the food was okay despite not expecting much. These comments align with the community offering restaurant-style dining and special diets, but the dining experience is not a dominant theme across the reviews.

How we summarize

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Features

Housing

  • 114 resident community capacity 114 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Hospitals

  • Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus (0.1 miles)
  • Hill Health Center Grant Street Partnership (1.5 miles)
  • Veterans Affairs CT Healthcare System: West Haven Medical Center (2.2 miles)
  • Hospital of Saint Raphael (6.5 miles)

Physicians

  • New Haven Implant and Oral Care (0.1 miles)
  • St Raphael Healthcare System (0.1 miles)
  • A Place To Nourish Your Health (0.1 miles)
  • Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center of 226 Dixwell Avenue New Haven, CT (0.7 miles)
  • Yale Dermatology Associates PC (0.8 miles)
  • Lima David MD (0.8 miles)
  • Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center (0.9 miles)

Restaurants

  • Mamoun's Falafel (0.3 miles)
  • Book Trader Cafe (0.5 miles)
  • Edge of The Woods Market (0.6 miles)
  • Arethusa Farm Dairy (0.6 miles)
  • Barcelona Restaurant & Wine Bar (0.8 miles)
  • September in Bangkok (1.3 miles)
  • Zeneli Pizzeria (1.4 miles)

Parks

  • Edgewood Park (0.4 miles)
  • Wooster Square Park (1.3 miles)
  • East Rock Park (1.9 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens (0.5 miles)
  • Walgreens (0.7 miles)
  • Rite Aid (0.8 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (0.8 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1.4 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2 miles)
  • Rite Aid (2.2 miles)

Transportation

  • New Haven State Street Station (1 miles)
  • New Haven Union Station (NHV) - Metro North/Amtrak/Shore Line East (1.1 miles)
  • Metro North West Haven Train Station (2.9 miles)
  • Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport (3.8 miles)
  • U-Haul Moving & Storage of Orange (3.8 miles)
  • Robinson Aviation (4.3 miles)

Cafes

  • Kaiydens Coffee (1.2 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.8 miles)
  • Starbucks (3.1 miles)
  • Panera Bread (4.2 miles)
  • Starbucks (5.6 miles)
  • Panera Bread (6.2 miles)
  • Starbucks (6.3 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Church Of The Holy Spirit (2.8 miles)
  • St Barbara Greek Orthodox Church (4.1 miles)

Theaters

  • Cinemark North Haven (4.8 miles)

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