Apple Rehab Watertown: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Apple Rehab Watertown is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Watertown, 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 35.2% nursing staff turnover (Connecticut average 37.4%).
Apple Rehab Watertown
35 Bunker Hill RdWatertown, CT 06795
Naugatuck Vly 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 Watertown, nurse aides logged 2.09 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Connecticut average. With about 102 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% 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 | 0.89 | 0.82 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.46 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 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
35.2% of nursing staff at Apple Rehab Watertown left over the year CMS measured, against a Connecticut average of 37.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Connecticut average 13.4). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $25,058 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2024 | Fine | $25,058 |
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 Watertown holds 4 of 5 overall; the Connecticut average is 3.0.
About Apple Rehab Watertown
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Apple Rehab, 20 homes
- Legal name: Waterbury Extended Care Facility, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 17, 1967
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Apple Rehab Watertown
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC Waterbury | 0.9 | 120 | 2.31 | 3.88 | 30.2% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Middlebury Middlebury | 2.9 | 58 | 2.29 | 3.84 | 50.7% | 5 | $12,735 |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill Waterbury | 3.8 | 90 | 1.85 | 3.23 | 39.1% | 4 | None |
| Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Plymouth | 6.6 | 60 | 2.30 | 3.97 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| Cheshire House Health Care Facility & Rehab Center Waterbury | 6.7 | 75 | 2.11 | 3.83 | 33.8% | 2 | None |
| Lutheran Home Of Southbury Inc Southbury | 7.7 | 120 | 2.64 | 4.25 | 49.2% | 3 | None |
| Complete Care at Glendale Naugatuck | 8.1 | 120 | 2.03 | 3.50 | 35.7% | 4 | None |
| Beacon Brook Center for Health & Rehabilitation Naugatuck | 8.2 | 126 | 2.19 | 3.68 | 32.2% | 2 | $16,801 |
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.