The Clipper Home
Nursing Home Facility
161 Post Road, Westerly, RI 02891
The Clipper Home is a senior care community located in Westerly, RI. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Westerly area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (401) 322-8081.
Operated by Apple Rehab, which runs 18 communities in our directory.
The Clipper Home is licensed for 60 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Westerly average about 77 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 79% of its licensed beds. That is below the Westerly average of roughly 89%.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in May 2026 and recorded 4 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.0 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 42%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 24 problems at The Clipper Home. 2 findings involved harm to a resident. 5 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $238,831.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
The Clipper Home offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Individual
- Beds / units 60
- Occupancy 79%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.2
- Annual staff turnover 42%
- Last health inspection May 2026
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