Nursing home
Apple Rehab Cromwell
156 Berlin Road, Cromwell, CT 06416 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Apple Rehab (20 facilities) · 85 certified beds
Apple Rehab Cromwell is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cromwell, Connecticut. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.54 hours per resident per day, below the Connecticut average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Dec 4, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $27,991In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Apple Rehab Cromwell 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) | 3.54 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.16 | 2.28 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.9% | 37.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 12.8 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $27,991, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Apple Rehab Cromwell
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 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 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · 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 · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · 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
- 156 Berlin Road
Cromwell, CT 06416 - CMS certification #
- 075380
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 85
- Avg residents/day
- 68.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-12-21
- 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
Explore the area around Apple Rehab Cromwell using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2002
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 2 violations cited
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: $453 owed to 3 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $165. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Ridgeview Health Care Center (Apple Health Care). Case 1367537.
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.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 29, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 19, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ridgeview Health Care Center, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Aug 24, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Mar 23, 2021. 2 violations cited (1 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $9,753 proposed, $9,753 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ridgeview Health Center. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $7,802 proposed, $7,802 now. To be fixed by Apr 2, 2021.
- Other than serious: Giving injury records to OSHA when asked (1904.40(a)). Penalty $1,951 proposed, $1,951 now. To be fixed by Mar 12, 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Middlesex Hospital, Middletown. 5.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pilgrim Manor, Cromwell. 2.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Keepmehome, Berlin. 2.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 06416 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Pdi Middlesex Dialysis Center, Middletown, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita New Britain Dialysis, New Britain, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Herald Square Dialysis LLC, New Britain, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 06416.
Middlesex Health Care At Home & Hospice Program, office in Middletown, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Brighton Hospice Connecticut, LLC, office in Farmington, 8.7 miles away, straight line
Athena Home Health & Hospice, office in Farmington, 8.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 1 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Hdc Care Solutions LLC, Middletown. 5.2 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 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Cromwell a good nursing home?
CMS gives Apple Rehab Cromwell an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Apple Rehab Cromwell staffed?
Apple Rehab Cromwell reports 3.54 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Connecticut average of 3.83.
Has Apple Rehab Cromwell had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Apple Rehab Cromwell have?
Apple Rehab Cromwell is certified for 85 beds.