Apple Rehab Clipper is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1996-02-26. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (401) 322-8081 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Apple Rehab Clipper holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 61.3/100, placing it #11658 of 14703 facilities nationally and #55 of 73 in Rhode Island. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Apple Rehab Clipper receives a reported average of 3 hours 31 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 15 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 15 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 1 minute. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 8 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 45.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $238,831. 2 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $238,831, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 76.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Apple Rehab Clipper ranks 11658th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 61.3/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within RI, it ranks 55th out of 73 nursing homes. In Westerly, it ranks 3rd out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 3rd of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #8,908 nationally and RN hours rank #983 nationally (#5 in RI). Our composite quality score of 61.3/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Westerly, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/rhode_island/westerly/