Best Nursing Homes in Rhode Island — 2026 Rankings
Rhode Island has 74 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 28.0 deficiencies per facility, with 1 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)
- Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center — PAWTUCKET (0 deficiencies)
- Jeanne Jugan Residence — Pawtucket (2 deficiencies)
- John Clarke Senior Living — Middletown (3 deficiencies)
- Roberts Health Centre Inc — North Kingstown (4 deficiencies)
- Briarcliffe Manor — Johnston (5 deficiencies)
- Crestwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Inc — Warren (7 deficiencies)
- Kingston Center For Rehabilitation And Health Care — West Kingston (9 deficiencies)
- Steere House Nursing And Rehabilitation Center — Providence (9 deficiencies)
- Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center — Newport (9 deficiencies)
- South Kingstown Nursing And Rehab Center — West Kingston (10 deficiencies)
- Alpine Nursing Home Inc — Coventry (12 deficiencies)
- Eastgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Center — East Providence (12 deficiencies)
- Tockwotton On The Waterfront — East Providence (12 deficiencies)
- Scandinavian Home Inc — Cranston (13 deficiencies)
- West Shore Health Center Inc — Warwick (13 deficiencies)
- Royal Of Westerly Nursing Center — Westerly (14 deficiencies)
- Cherry Hill Manor — Johnston (15 deficiencies)
- Elmwood Nursing And Rehabilitation Center — Providence (15 deficiencies)
- Grace Barker Nursing Center — Warren (17 deficiencies)
- Holiday Retirement Home Inc — Manville (17 deficiencies)
- Warren Operations Ri, LLC Dba Warren Center — Warren (17 deficiencies)
- South County Nursing And Rehabilitation — North Kingstown (18 deficiencies)
- Bethany Home Of Rhode Island — Providence (19 deficiencies)
- Hattie Ide Chaffee Home — East Providence (19 deficiencies)
- Bayberry Commons — Pascoag (20 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Rhode Island
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 593 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 366 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 289 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 173 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 169 citations
Nursing Homes by City in Rhode Island
- Nursing homes in Bristol (2)
- Nursing homes in Central Falls (2)
- Nursing homes in Coventry (3)
- Nursing homes in Cranston (3)
- Nursing homes in Cumberland (2)
- Nursing homes in East Greenwich (1)
- Nursing homes in East Providence (7)
- Nursing homes in Greenville (2)
- Nursing homes in Johnston (3)
- Nursing homes in Manville (1)
- Nursing homes in Middletown (3)
- Nursing homes in Newport (3)
- Nursing homes in North Kingstown (3)
- Nursing homes in North Providence (2)
- Nursing homes in North Smithfield (1)
- Nursing homes in PAWTUCKET (1)
- Nursing homes in Pascoag (3)
- Nursing homes in Pawtucket (3)
- Nursing homes in Providence (7)
- Nursing homes in Smithfield (2)
- Nursing homes in South Kingstown (1)
- Nursing homes in Warren (3)
- Nursing homes in Warwick (6)
- Nursing homes in West Kingston (2)
- Nursing homes in West Warwick (1)
- Nursing homes in Westerly (3)
- Nursing homes in Woonsocket (4)
Compare to Other States
Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools
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- Best Nursing Homes by State — ranked by inspection results
- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
- Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
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- Plan of Correction Examples
- CMS Survey Preparation Guide
- SNF Compliance Guides
- What Is Skilled Nursing Care?
Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families