Nursing home report card · Providence, RI
Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
225 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907
Call this home: (401) 272-0600
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Quick summary
About average Medicare rating
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Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.
How recent is this information?
- Medicare file prepared
- Aug 1, 2026
- Our record last updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- Last routine health inspection
- Sep 5, 2025
These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.
Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
Based on problems found during health inspections.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
Based on staffing levels and related measures.
Above average
Based on reported health and care results.
Below-average Medicare rating
What do the ratings and warnings mean?
- Medicare ratings
- One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
- Inspection problems
- Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
- Abuse warning
- Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
- Nursing staff time
- Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.
At a glance
These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.
Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections
Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations
Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records
Medicare home ID: 415072
Inspection findings to read first
Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
Apr 17, 2026 · Inspection rule F0656
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
Jan 14, 2026 · Inspection rule F0658
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Could have caused harm · pattern case
Jan 14, 2026 · Inspection rule F0552
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Nursing staff time
These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.
about 44 minutes per resident per day
about 3 hr 20 min per resident per day
about 26 minutes per resident per day
Latest inspection summary
A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.
Inspectors last checked the home’s day-to-day care on September 5, 2025 and wrote up 10 health problems. The same visit also found 2 fire-safety problems. Looking across recent visits: 10 on visit 1, then 2 on visit 2, then 6 on visit 3.
Top issue areas on the latest visit
- Assessment & care planning: 3
- Administration: 2
- Quality of life & care: 2
- smoke: 1
- Resident rights: 1
- Pharmacy: 1
| Visit | Health check date | Health problems | Fire-safety date | Fire problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2025-09-05 | 10 | 2025-09-05 | 2 |
| #2 | 2024-08-29 | 2 | 2024-08-29 | 0 |
| #3 | 2023-09-22 | 6 | 2023-09-22 | 2 |
How this home compares
Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.
- Overall CMS rating: 3 stars — better than the state average (2.9 stars)
- Health inspection rating: 3 stars — better than the state average (2.8 stars)
- Staffing rating: 4 stars — better than the state average (3.2 stars)
- Registered nurse time per resident: 0.73 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 3.33 hours/day
- The latest health inspection listed 10 problems. State and national averages can cover different inspection periods and are not a like-for-like comparison with this inspection.
See the dates used for these averages
Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; Rhode Island averages Aug 1, 2026; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.
Other concerns in the records
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- Recent citations include infection-control problems
How serious were the problems?
Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.
- Could have caused harm22 citations
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 18
- Fire safety
- 4
- Other
- 0
Who owns it
Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as For profit - Corporation.
- OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 01/20/2017
- CORPORATE OFFICER · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 01/01/2004
- OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · Organization · NOT APPLICABLE · since 01/01/1985
- W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 06/01/2023
- ADP OF THE SNF · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 11/18/2024
- 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · Individual · 100% · since 10/26/1975
Inspection history
Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.
April 17, 20261 finding
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0656 · code D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
January 14, 20262 findings
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0658 · code D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0552 · code E
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
September 5, 20259 findings
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0658 · code E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0675 · code E
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
- Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0918 · code F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0684 · code D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0759 · code D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0940 · code E
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
- Smoke problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0324 · code F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0941 · code F
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
December 16, 20242 findings
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0658 · code D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Nursing and Physician Services problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0726 · code F
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
December 7, 20231 finding
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0600 · code D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
September 22, 20237 findings
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0689 · code D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0694 · code D
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0842 · code D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0699 · code E
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- Smoke problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0355 · code F
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0658 · code D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Miscellaneous problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0712 · code E
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Fines & penalties
These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.
- No fines or penalties appear in the records we have.
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