Duncaster Incorporated

What it reported doing in 2024

Duncaster is an award-winning continuing care retirement community whose mission is to offer a high quality independent lifestyle to senior adults through innovative housing, wide-ranging services, wellness programs and compassionate health care. Established in 1984 as the first not-for-profit life plan community in the greater hartford area. Duncaster offers independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, long-term care, education, wellness and rehabilitation services on duncaster's beautifully landscaped single-site 94-acre campus.duncaster has pledged to provide equal access and opportunity to all senior adults without regard to race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability or national origin.duncaster independent living provides support and amenities for seniors who no longer want to live alone or be responsible for home maintenance. Duncaster residents enjoy exceptional social activities including 40 different clubs and groups, educational, art and cultural programs, casual and fine dining, active fitness activities, wellness activities, housekeeping and transportation.at duncaster, residents have access to comprehensive on-site primary care provided by board-certified geriatricians and geriatric nurse practitioners affiliated with hartford health care medical group. Regardless of whether a resident is part of hartford health care medical group, they are eligible to be seen and have a reasonable amount of priority at the clinic. Residents may select one of the geriatricians as their primary care physician if they wish to have the convenience of having their doctor on campus.assisted living at duncaster is licensed and offers a registered nurse on duty 24 hours a day. Assisted living residents receive personalized attention with their daily activities, including dressing, personal hygiene, assistance with medication and personal care. Residents keep active with access to wellness and recreational activities, dining and transportation.duncaster's caleb hitchcock health center is a 60-bed skilled nursing center located on the duncaster campus. It offers short- and long-term rehabilitation services, physical, occupational and speech therapy, respite and hospice care, memory care and a full array of skilled nursing services delivered in a comfortable, safe environment featuring spacious private rooms with showers, generous closet space, natural lighting and floor-to-ceiling windows. Services are available to residents of duncaster and to members of the community at large.duncaster's dogwood neighborhood provides a secure environment with personalized care for individuals living with alzheimer's and other dementia conditions. We promote comfort and engagement. Memory care is available to those who require it.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.2%; rating input score 87
• Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $35.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 60%; rating input score 60; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1.5%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.32; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.95; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings