55 Scallop Shell Way, South Kingstown, RI 02883 (opens Google Maps) · Washington County · (401) 789-3006· 80 certified beds · avg 69 residents/day · certified since Jul 1, 1978 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: ELDERWOOD (17 facilities, chain avg rating 2.5★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Nov 20, 2025 · F-0689
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Dec 9, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Nov 20, 2025 · F-0684
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Why it matters: Care that strays from doctor's orders or ignores the resident's wishes can lead to declining health and avoidable harm.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Dec 9, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Nov 20, 2025 · F-0726
The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident.
Why it matters: Undertrained caregivers are more likely to miss warning signs and make care mistakes.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Dec 9, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, pattern · Sep 22, 2023 · F-0684
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Why it matters: Care that strays from doctor's orders or ignores the resident's wishes can lead to declining health and avoidable harm.
Severity (H): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was a pattern: more than a limited occurrence, without being widespread. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Oct 22, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, pattern · Sep 22, 2023 · F-0697
The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it.
Why it matters: Untreated pain causes needless suffering and can lead to depression, poor sleep, and declining health.
Severity (H): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was a pattern: more than a limited occurrence, without being widespread. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Oct 22, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Sep 22, 2023 · F-0757
The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason.
Why it matters: Unneeded drugs expose residents to side effects, drowsiness, falls, and dangerous interactions.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Oct 22, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 25 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. F-0689
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. F-0684
The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. F-0726
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · F-0726 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. · F-0757 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | C · Potential for minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered. · F-0582 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint · F-0658 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · F-0760 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not arrange hospice services for a resident who needed them, or help the resident move to a facility that could arrange hospice. Hospice provides comfort-focused care for people nearing the end of life. · F-0849 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · F-0686 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · from a complaint · F-0883 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | ▲ H · Actual harm, pattern | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | ▲ H · Actual harm, pattern | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. · F-0697 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' medications free from unnecessary drugs. Residents should only take medicines they truly need, at the right dose, for a clear reason. · F-0757 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · from a complaint · F-0726 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not have a working program to monitor how antibiotics are used. Tracking antibiotic use helps make sure these drugs are given only when needed and remain effective. · F-0881 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly run its feeding assistant program — assessing which residents are appropriate for it, following each resident's care plan, and making sure feeding assistants are trained and supervised. Feeding assistants are trained helpers who assist residents at mealtimes. · F-0811 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · from a complaint · F-0842 |
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (5 → 5).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 3 | H ▲ |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | J ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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2 fines totaling $89,882.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | Fine | $19,383 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Fine | $70,499 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Rhode Island avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.79 | 3.88 | 3.95 | top 42% in Rhode Island; top 49% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.35 | 0.80 | 0.69 | top 4% in Rhode Island; top 6% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.31 | 3.48 | 3.50 | top 49% in Rhode Island; bottom 48% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.87 | 0.55 | 0.48 | top 13% in Rhode Island; top 9% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 55.9 | 40.6 | 45.8 | bottom 12% in Rhode Island; bottom 23% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 53.8 | 37.9 | 42.9 | bottom 26% in Rhode Island; bottom 30% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.58, RN 1.28, weekend 3.13.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.58 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 2/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole, Warren | Individual | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 50% | 07/01/2010 |
| Post Acute Partners | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 07/01/2010 |
| Rubin, Jeffrey | Individual | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 50% | 07/01/2010 |
| Cole, Warren | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2010 |
| Cole, Warren | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2010 |
| Quillard, Philip | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/12/2019 |
| Rhyner, Marissa | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/13/2010 |
| Rubin, Jeffrey | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2010 |
| Rubin, Jeffrey | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2010 |
| Vinkle, John Paul | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/12/2019 |
All 10 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Elderwood — 17 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 16 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr | 4.7 mi | West Kingston, RI | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| South County Eden Operations LLC DBA Lakeside Nurs | 7.6 mi | North Kingstown, RI | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Roberts Health Centre INC | 8.9 mi | North Kingstown, RI | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 9.3 mi | Newport, RI | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Kingston Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care | 10.0 mi | West Kingston, RI | ★★★★☆ | 5/5 | |
| St Clare Home | 10.0 mi | Newport, RI | ★★★★☆ | 5/5 | |
| Adviniacare Newport, LLC | 10.1 mi | Newport, RI | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| John Clarke Senior Living | 11.6 mi | Middletown, RI | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Grand Islander Center | 11.8 mi | Middletown, RI | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Royal Middletown Nursing Center | 12.2 mi | Middletown, RI | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Saint Elizabeth Home East Greenwich | 13.1 mi | East Greenwich, RI | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Bayview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 13.6 mi | North Kingstown, RI | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
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CMS records place this facility in Washington, RI — 9 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 415057.
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