Apple Rehab Clipper: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Apple Rehab Clipper is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Westerly, Rhode Island, part of Apple Rehab. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 27% below the Rhode Island average of 2.46, and 42.0% nursing staff turnover (Rhode Island average 40.6%).
Apple Rehab Clipper
161 Post RoadWesterly, RI 02891
Washington County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Apple Rehab Clipper, nurse aides logged 1.79 hours per resident per day, 27% below the Rhode Island average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 85 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Rhode Island avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.79 | 2.46 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.04 | 0.76 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.16 | 3.71 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.92 | 3.34 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
42.0% of nursing staff at Apple Rehab Clipper left over the year CMS measured, against a Rhode Island average of 40.6% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 30.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Rhode Island average 9.2). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $238,831 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2024 | Fine | $176,111 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Fine | $62,720 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Apple Rehab Clipper holds 4 of 5 overall; the Rhode Island average is 2.9.
About Apple Rehab Clipper
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Apple Rehab, 20 homes
- Legal name: The Clipper Home Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 26, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Apple Rehab Clipper
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Royal of Westerly Nursing Center Westerly | 2.6 | 66 | 1.66 | 3.21 | 46.9% | 4 | $8,647 |
| Westerly Health Center Westerly | 3.5 | 120 | 1.73 | 3.05 | 42.9% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Pendleton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Mystic | 8.9 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.75 | 33.7% | 5 | None |
| Avalon Health Care Center at Stoneridge Mystic | 8.9 | 40 | 2.48 | 4.80 | 27.1% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Apple Rehab Mystic Mystic | 9.4 | 60 | 1.76 | 2.91 | 63.9% | 2 | $16,588 |
| Mystic Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, LLC Mystic · abuse citation | 10.0 | 100 | 1.96 | 3.35 | 58.8% | 1 | $38,860 |
| Complete Care at Groton Regency Groton | 13.5 | 162 | 2.11 | 3.54 | 44.9% | 5 | None |
| South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr West Kingston · abuse citation | 15.4 | 112 | 2.42 | 3.58 | 43.2% | 2 | $14,069 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.