# Apple Rehab Watertown

Apple Rehab Watertown is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Watertown, CT, CMS Certification Number 075181, with 110 certified beds and about 102 residents per day. CMS rates it 3/5 overall (health inspections 4/5, staffing 1/5, quality measures 3/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 35 Bunker Hill Rd, Watertown, CT 06795 (Litchfield County)
- Ownership type: For profit - Corporation
- State license: Connecticut Department of Public Health / Office of Policy and Management; license 1082C (facility ID 1082C), active, 110 licensed beds, licensee not published, as of 2025-12-31

- Operator (legal business name): [Waterbury Extended Care Facility, Inc](https://carefield.site/operator/op-waterbury-extended-care-facility-inc)
- CMS chain: [Apple Rehab](https://carefield.site/chain/cms-chain-39) — 20 facilities

- Phone: 8602745428
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/075181

## Inspection record
10 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2026-03-27); 51 citations (35 health, 16 fire safety); 1 at actual harm and 0 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history.
- 2024-06-18 — [F-0689](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0689) Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. — scope/severity G (Actual harm (not immediate jeopardy)); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2026-03-27 — [K-0353](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0353) Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [K-0374](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0374) Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [K-0500](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0500) Meet other general requirements that are deficient. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [K-0711](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0711) Provide a written emergency evacuation plan. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [K-0761](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0761) To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [K-0927](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0927) Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [F-0640](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0640) Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [F-0658](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0658) Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [F-0692](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0692) Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [F-0695](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0695) Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [F-0698](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0698) Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-27 — [F-0761](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0761) Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-01-12 — [F-0842](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0842) Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-01-16 — [F-0580](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0580) Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.)  that affect the resident. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2025-01-16 — [F-0684](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0684) Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey
- 2024-06-18 — [K-0211](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0211) Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-06-18 — [K-0291](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0291) Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-06-18 — [K-0324](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0324) Provide properly protected cooking facilities. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-06-18 — [K-0351](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0351) Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- …and 31 more on the source page.

## Penalties
- 2024-06-18 — Civil money penalty (fine): $25,058

## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day)
- Total nurse: n/a (state avg 3.90434, US 3.90085)
- RN: n/a
- Nursing staff turnover: n/a%

## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures)
- Brian Foley — Direct owner, 100%, since 1985-10-01
- Ryan Vess — Operational / managerial control, since 2013-03-15

## Nearby nursing homes
- [Waterbury Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-075219) — 1.4 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Complete Care at Middlebury](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-075146) — 4.6 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Autumn Lake Healthcare at Bucks Hill](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-075418) — 6.2 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Cook Willow Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc.](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-075349) — 10.6 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Cheshire House Health Care Facility & Rehab Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-075373) — 10.7 km, CMS overall 2/5
- [Lutheran Home of Southbury Inc](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-075371) — 12.4 km, CMS overall 3/5
- [Complete Care at Glendale](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-075240) — 13 km, CMS overall 4/5
- [Beacon Brook Center for Health & Rehabilitation](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-075390) — 13.1 km, CMS overall 2/5

## Sources
- cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=075181&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=075181&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=075181&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=075181&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=075181&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=075181&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-075181 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.