Nursing home report card · Warwick, RI
West Shore Health Center Inc
109 West Shore Road, Warwick, RI 02889
Call this home: (401) 739-9440
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Quick summary
Review the ratings and inspection history below
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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
- Jun 9, 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.
Above average
Based on problems found during health inspections.
Above average
Based on staffing levels and related measures.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
Based on reported health and care results.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
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: 415028
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
Jun 9, 2025 · Inspection rule F0773
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
Jun 9, 2025 · Inspection rule F0605
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
Jun 9, 2025 · Inspection rule F0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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 36 minutes per resident per day
about 3 hr 4 min per resident per day
about 24 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 June 9, 2025 and wrote up 6 health problems. The same visit also found 0 fire-safety problems. Looking across recent visits: 6 on visit 1, then 4 on visit 2, then 3 on visit 3.
Top issue areas on the latest visit
- Administration: 1
- Pharmacy: 1
- Infection control: 1
- Nursing & physician services: 1
- Assessment & care planning: 1
- Abuse / neglect / exploitation: 1
| Visit | Health check date | Health problems | Fire-safety date | Fire problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2025-06-09 | 6 | 2025-06-09 | 0 |
| #2 | 2024-06-07 | 4 | 2024-06-07 | 1 |
| #3 | 2023-05-11 | 3 | 2023-05-11 | 1 |
How this home compares
Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.
- Overall CMS rating: 4 stars — better than the state average (2.9 stars)
- Health inspection rating: 4 stars — better than the state average (2.8 stars)
- Staffing rating: 3 stars — worse than the state average (3.2 stars)
- Registered nurse time per resident: 0.59 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 3.07 hours/day
- The latest health inspection listed 6 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 harm15 citations
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 13
- Fire safety
- 2
- 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 11/15/2007
- W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/14/2015
- W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 09/06/2005
- OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · Organization · NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/27/1999
- CORPORATE OFFICER · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 11/15/2007
- 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · Individual · 50% · since 11/15/2007
- CORPORATE OFFICER · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 11/15/2007
- CORPORATE DIRECTOR · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 11/15/2007
- 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · Individual · 50% · since 11/15/2007
Inspection history
Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.
June 9, 20256 findings
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0773 · code D
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
- 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.
- Nursing and Physician Services problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0726 · code E
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.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0761 · code E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0605 · code D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- 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.
June 7, 20245 findings
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0881 · code D
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0805 · code E
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0880 · code F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0760 · code E
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Miscellaneous problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0712 · code D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
May 11, 20234 findings
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0686 · code D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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.
- Egress problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0291 · code F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0812 · code F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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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