Nursing homes in Rhode Island
72 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 2.9/5 — -0.09 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 47% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $4,388,281.
What nursing care costs in Rhode Island Cost of care in Rhode Island
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in Rhode Island
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
Cherry Hill Manor
5/5Johnston · 171 bedsMuch above average →Cedar Crest Nursing Centre Inc
5/5Cranston · 156 bedsMuch above average →Briarcliffe Manor
5/5Johnston · 122 bedsMuch above average →Stillwater Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Com
5/5Greenville · 80 bedsMuch above average →Crestwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Inc
5/5Warren · 76 bedsMuch above average →Grandview Center
5/5Cumberland · 72 bedsMuch above average →All 72 facilities in Rhode Island
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Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Nursing homes by city in Rhode Island
Pick a city to compare its facilities on rating, staffing, and fines.
City pages cover the 13 cities with three or more facilities. Smaller towns appear in the full table below.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in Rhode Island
6 with a substantiated abuse citation and 5 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Elizabeth Home East Greenwich Abuse icon | East Greenwich, RI | 3/5 | 168 | $64,230 |
| Adviniacare Providence Dodge Rehab Center, LLC Abuse icon | Providence, RI | 2/5 | 161 | $58,559 |
| South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr Abuse icon | West Kingston, RI | 2/5 | 112 | $14,069 |
| Berkshire Place Abuse icon | Providence, RI | 1/5 | 220 | $59,978 |
| AdviniaCare Oakland Grove LLC Watch list | Woonsocket, RI | 1/5 | 178 | $102,066 |
| AdviniaCare Orchard, LLC Watch list | East Providence, RI | 1/5 | 166 | $103,744 |
| AdviniaCare Summit Commons, LLC Abuse icon Watch list | Providence, RI | 1/5 | 165 | $347,385 |
| Greenville Operations RI LLC DBA Greenville Skille Watch list | Greenville, RI | 1/5 | 131 | $336,776 |
| Greenwood Operations DBA Greenwood Center Watch list | Warwick, RI | 1/5 | 130 | $158,113 |
| Coventry Operations RI LLC DBA Respiratory and Reh Abuse icon | Coventry, RI | Not rated | 210 | $371,554 |
Choosing between nursing homes in Rhode Island
The state average hides wide variation. In Rhode Island the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in Rhode Island?
72 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 8190 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in Rhode Island?
2.9 out of 5 stars across 71 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in Rhode Island has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in Rhode Island?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.