NY -- Standard&Poor's CreditWire 11/5/97 -- Standard&Poor's today assigned its single-'A'-plus rating to Connecticut Health&Education Facilities Authority's $50 million health care revenue bonds series 1997, issued for Masonicare. The rating reflects: -- Very strong liquidity, as demonstrated by over 700 days' cash on hand, -- Adequate 2.0 times (x) adjusted maximum annual debt service coverage in 1996, -- Strong long-term care services with good overall (90%) occupancy, -- Steady organizational growth of facilities and services, -- Consistent fund raising capabilities, -- Healthy investment earnings, and -- National accreditation of all facilities by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and Continuing Care Accreditation Commission. A higher rating is precluded because of a high