Apple Rehab Laurel Woods: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Apple Rehab Laurel Woods is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in East Haven, Connecticut, part of Apple Rehab. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Connecticut average of 2.22, and 39.8% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Apple Rehab Laurel Woods
451 North High StreetEast Haven, CT 06512
South Central Ct 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 Laurel Woods, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Connecticut average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 231 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Connecticut avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.09 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.35 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
39.8% of nursing staff at Apple Rehab Laurel Woods left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 45.5%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $64,555 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Fine | $8,021 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Fine | $56,534 |
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 Laurel Woods holds 2 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Apple Rehab Laurel Woods
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Apple Rehab, 20 homes
- Legal name: Laurel Woods Health Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 28, 1993
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Apple Rehab Laurel Woods
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| New Haven Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC New Haven · abuse citation | 1.3 | 150 | 2.43 | 4.04 | 27.6% | 1 | $61,814 |
| Mary Wade Home New Haven · abuse citation | 1.9 | 45 | 2.76 | 4.76 | 51.8% | 1 | $20,144 |
| Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center East Haven | 2.0 | 90 | 2.33 | 3.72 | 43.9% | 4 | None |
| Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Branford Hills Branford | 2.2 | 190 | 2.34 | 3.75 | 54.0% | 2 | $8,021 |
| Leeway, Inc New Haven · many days without an RN | 2.8 | 30 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 100.0% | 4 | None |
| Montowese Center for Health & Rehabilitation North Haven | 3.8 | 120 | 2.11 | 3.83 | 41.3% | 2 | $10,033 |
| Advanced Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation New Haven · abuse citation | 3.8 | 226 | 2.45 | 3.78 | 34.4% | 1 | $72,450 |
| Grimes Center New Haven | 4.0 | 114 | 1.74 | 3.72 | 23.2% | 5 | None |
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.