CCN 075202 · Nw Hills County, Connecticut
Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation
99 South Canaan Rd, Canaan, CT 06018
Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Canaan, Connecticut, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1971. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 74.3 residents a day, about 62% of its certified beds. HUD's healthcare database shows an FHA-insured Section 232 loan for a project matching this facility, most recently $21.9 million in November 2007 (223(f) refinance or purchase), and none of them appears in HUD's active-loan file.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 74.3 (61.9% of beds)
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Robert C Geer Memorial Hospital Inc
- Certified since
- Feb 9, 1971
- Chain or affiliated group
- None listed by CMS
- Location
- Rural
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Connecticut median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 | State spread: 36 at 1, 46 at 2, 32 at 3, 34 at 4, 42 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 5 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.18 | 3.71 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.74 | 0.60 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.86 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.9% | 35.9% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 61.9% | 90.9% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 4 totaling $50,180 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 8 (Aug 28, 2024) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation meets that part today: 5 stars overall, 4 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
CMS lists no 5% owners or managing organizations for this facility in its current ownership file.
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2007 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Geer Woods and Nursing Rehabilitation, 238 beds. Lender at endorsement: Love Funding Corp | $21,946,900 | Ended Apr 26, 2011Prepayment | 01722041 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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