Apple Rehab Farmington Valley focuses on helping people recover after illness, surgery, or injury so they can try to get back to the life they know, and the facility, led by Dr. Craig M Bogdanski, offers both short-term rehab and long-term skilled nursing care, along with specialized programs for memory care and complex medical needs, including tracheostomy and TPN. The center has 160 certified beds and usually cares for about 118 residents each day, while running programs like pet therapy, outpatient rehab, and support groups. The staff provides physical, occupational, and speech therapies, offers wound care, pain management, Parkinson's management, IV services, respite stays for caregiver breaks, and has a dedicated unit for short-term rehabilitation after sudden health declines.
Residents stay in renovated rooms with amenities like flat-screen TVs, wireless internet, telephones, and electric beds, and there's a large gym with therapy equipment plus social and spiritual support services. The care team includes licensed nurses available at all hours, social workers, certified nursing assistants, dietitians, case managers, spiritual support services, and consulting doctors in physical and internal medicine, and the staff handles daily care, discharge planning, swallowing evaluations, and help with everyday tasks too.
While the facility provides many specialized services, it's had some issues in the past, including 40 documented deficiencies from inspection reports, such as problems with resident rights and not always informing residents, families, or doctors about injuries or declining health, as well as problems making sure food is tasty and served at safe temperatures, and one complaint about infection control. There have been complaint reports in November 2024 and October 2023, and the last standard CMS inspection took place over two years ago.
The nurse turnover rate is 45.0%, more than the state average, and nurses provide 3.58 hours per resident per day, a bit less than the state average. Apple Rehab Farmington Valley is owned by Brian Foley, managed by Ryan Vess since 2013, and is part of the wider Apple Rehab group. The staff here works with a wide range of conditions like orthopedic injuries, stroke recovery, cardiac events, diabetes management, and hospice care, and there are therapy programs to help with mobility, balance, communication, and daily living skills. While the center offers many rehab options and hotel-like comforts, past inspection reports and deficiencies are something potential residents and families may want to keep in mind.
