Summit At Plantsville

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Summit At Plantsville

Summit At Plantsville is a nursing home community in Plantsville, CT.

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261 Summit Street, Plantsville, CT 06479

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

4.2 from 92 reviews
5 stars
67
4 stars
7
3 stars
2
2 stars
0
1 stars
16

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Overall Review of Summit At Plantsville

common 28 reviews mention this

Care teams feel attentive

Residents and families consistently describe staff who are kind, responsive, and attentive to needs.

Across many reviews, people say the staff checks in, answers questions, and helps quickly when something is needed. Several families mention office and nursing staff being available, accommodating requests, and keeping residents comfortable. Some reviewers also describe therapy staff as engaged and focused on helping residents make progress.

common 22 reviews mention this

Cleanliness stands out

Clean, well-kept spaces are a frequent point of praise in resident and family feedback.

Multiple reviews highlight that the facility smells clean, looks maintained, and feels orderly. Families also mention rooms being clean and shared areas being kept up, including frequent cleaning routines described by one memory-care resident’s spouse. A few reviewers also criticize cleanliness in negative reviews, but positive comments outnumber those concerns.

differentiator 10 reviews mention this

Dining and activities create routine

Restaurant-style dining and daily activities are repeatedly described as part of everyday life.

Several reviewers mention good food and point to the dining room setup, including holiday dining. Others describe the community as having something going on each day, with recreation and resident activities. Together, these comments suggest dining and scheduled programming are visible features during stays.

differentiator 4 reviews mention this

Memory care and dementia support

Reviews specifically connect memory-care units with structured engagement and dementia education.

Some feedback discusses a memory care setting and describes staff managing comfort needs while keeping residents engaged with music, routines, games, and puzzles. Separately, one reviewer mentions a dementia education support group offered to the public, facilitated by a named person. Those two themes point to both unit-level programming and community-facing dementia support.

caveat 12 reviews mention this

Serious care concerns appear in reviews

A smaller set of reviews raises serious concerns about care consistency and communication.

Negative reviews describe incidents such as dehydration and falls, along with complaints that help was delayed or problems were not handled appropriately. Several also allege poor basic care, including reports of residents left waiting, left in soiled conditions, or medications leading to reduced awareness or communication. While these are troubling outliers compared with the broader praise for responsiveness, they are specific enough to be worth weighing carefully.

How we summarize

Counts show how many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes become a section.

Features

Housing

  • 150 resident community capacity 150 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

Restaurants

  • Hop Haus (0.3 miles)
  • New Mill Restaurant (1.8 miles)
  • Sweet Mia's (1.9 miles)
  • Arby's (2.2 miles)
  • Wood-n-Tap Bar & Grill-Southington (2.7 miles)
  • Cava Restaurant (2.8 miles)
  • Viron Rondo Osteria (2.9 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens (0.7 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (0.7 miles)
  • Beacon Prescriptions (2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (5.4 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (5.4 miles)
  • Health Mart Pharmacy (5.7 miles)
  • Walgreens (6 miles)

Hospitals

  • Hospital Of Central Connecticut At Bradley Memorial (0.9 miles)
  • Saint Mary's Health System Affiliates (5 miles)
  • MidState Medical Center (5.6 miles)
  • Family Birthing Center (5.6 miles)
  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut Cancer Center (6.8 miles)
  • Saint Mary's Hospital (7.9 miles)
  • Gaylord Specialty Healthcare/Gaylord Hospital (8.4 miles)

Theaters

  • AMC Starplex Cinemas Southington 12 (2 miles)
  • Picture Show at Berlin (8.1 miles)

Physicians

  • MyEyeDr (2.7 miles)
  • Dermatology Associates (5.4 miles)
  • Grove Hill Medical Center (6.7 miles)
  • Oculus (6.8 miles)
  • Dr Francescon's Office (7.2 miles)
  • Community Health Center (7.9 miles)
  • Cloverleaf Family Medicine (7.9 miles)

Cafes

  • Starbucks (3 miles)
  • Starbucks (7 miles)
  • Provision State Coffee (7.2 miles)
  • Aroma Joe's (7.4 miles)
  • Starbucks (7.8 miles)
  • Riders Smokehouse Bar (8.6 miles)
  • Starbucks (8.7 miles)

Parks

  • Hubbard Park (4.2 miles)
  • Norton Park (4.9 miles)
  • Bucks Hill Park (6.8 miles)
  • Washington Park (7 miles)
  • Sage Park (7.8 miles)
  • Lock 12 Historical Park (8.1 miles)

Transportation

  • Amtrak (7.2 miles)

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