Nursing home
Apple Rehab Colchester
36 Broadway Street, Colchester, CT 06415 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Apple Rehab (20 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Apple Rehab Colchester is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Colchester, Connecticut. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.26 hours per resident per day, below the Connecticut average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Aug 12, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 3 fines totaling $51,720In CMS records: 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Apple Rehab Colchester compares
This facility vs. the Connecticut and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Connecticut avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.26 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.94 | 0.70 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.89 | 2.28 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.3% | 37.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 12.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the December 3, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 9, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $51,720, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Apple Rehab Colchester
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 36 Broadway Street
Colchester, CT 06415 - CMS certification #
- 075231
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 54.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-06-10
- Chain
- Apple Rehab (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Apple Rehab
Apple Rehab operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Apple Rehab facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2002
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jul 13, 2002 to May 8, 2004. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $198 owed to 4 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $220. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Liberty Specialty Care Center (Apple Health Care). Case 1372387.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital, Willimantic. 11.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Complete Care at Harrington Court, Colchester. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Staff Mates Homecare, Hebron. 5.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 06415 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Norwich Dialysis, Norwich, 12.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Windham Dialysis Center, North Windham, 13.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 06415.
Middlesex Health Care At Home & Hospice Program, office in Middletown, 16.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company, office in East Hartford, 21.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hartford Healthcare At Home, office in East Hartford, 21.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital Inc, Willimantic. 11.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | Nothing on record | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Apple Rehab Colchester a good nursing home?
CMS gives Apple Rehab Colchester an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Apple Rehab Colchester staffed?
Apple Rehab Colchester reports 3.26 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Connecticut average of 3.83.
Has Apple Rehab Colchester had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Apple Rehab Colchester have?
Apple Rehab Colchester is certified for 60 beds.