Home / Rhode Island / East Greenwich
1 Saint Elizabeth Way, East Greenwich, RI 02818 · Kent County · (401) 471-6060
168 certified beds, about 148 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1967
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 415010 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 23, 2026, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Rhode Island average is 9.3, the national average 9.2).
Of 20 health citations since December 2023, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (2 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists 2 fines totaling $64,230 in the last three years; the largest was $49,797, and the latest is dated January 13, 2025.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.92 hours per resident per day, against 3.71 across Rhode Island and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.02 of those hours.
37.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Rhode Island average 40.6%).
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 20 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to complete an annual performance review for every nurse aide (NA), at least once every 12 months, for 3 of 3 NA personnel records reviewed, Staff B, C, and D.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, clinical record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure that each resident received adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents, for 1 of 1 resident reviewed with a wanderguard (a wearable tag, often in a bracelet or anklet form, used to prevent individuals with cognitive impairments from eloping or wandering from a secured area), Resident ID #113.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to keep residents free from abuse for 1 of 3 residents reviewed relative to a resident-to-resident incident, Resident ID #1.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to keep a resident free from physical abuse for 1 of 3 residents reviewed, Resident ID #1.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that food is stored and distributed, in accordance with professional standards for food service safety relative to the main kitchen, 3 of 3 kitchenettes and 4 of 4 [NAME] House kitchens observed.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that residents receive treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice, relative to following a physician's order for nutritional supplements, for 2 of 2 residents reviewed, Resident ID #s 6 and 54, and for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for blood pressure monitoring who is prescribed furosemide, (a medication used to reduce fluid), Resident ID #54.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff and resident interview it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that a newly admitted resident received adequate supervision to prevent an elopement for 1 of 1 resident reviewed who successfully eloped from the facility, Resident ID #1.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility was not being administered in a manner that enabled it to utilize resources effectively and efficiently to maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident related the elopement of Resident ID #1. This failure resulted in an Immediate Jeopardy for F 689.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, surveyor observation, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that residents receive and consume food in the appropriate form for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for a modified diet of pureed texture, Resident ID #1.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, and staff interview it has been determined that the facility failed to protect and keep residents free from physical abuse relative to an incident that occurred between Resident ID #1 and #2, resulting in a skin tear for Resident ID #2.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that residents receive treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice and the comprehensive care plan relative to 1 of 1 resident reviewed with a skin tear, Resident ID #2.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that food is stored and distributed, in accordance with professional standards for food safety relative to the main kitchen and 3 of 3 kitchenettes, and 4 of 4 [NAME] House kitchens.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that a resident receives incontinence care per the resident's plan of care for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for incontinence care, Resident ID #196.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to promptly notify the ordering physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist of laboratory results that fall outside of the clinical reference ranges in a timely manner for 1 of 2 residents reviewed relative to labratory services, Resident ID #89.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that residents receive and consume fluids in the appropriate form for 1 of 1 resident observed with a dietary order for nectar thickened fluids, Resident ID #67.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide required in-service training, including dementia management training for 4 of 7 staff members reviewed, Staff D, J, K, and L.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that services provided meet professional standards of quality relative to following a physician's order specific to as needed (PRN) medication for agitation for 1 of 6 residents reviewed, Resident ID #1.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure a physician reviewed the resident's total program of care, including medications and treatments, at each visit, for 1 of 1 resident reviewed, Resident ID #1.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure a resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary psychotropic drugs for 1 of 1 resident reviewed with an order for psychotropic medication ordered as needed (PRN) without a stop date, Resident ID #1.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that residents receive treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for skin conditions, Resident ID #'s 1 and 3. Additionally, for 1 of 1 residents reviewed with orders for a consultation with an outside specialist relative to the diagnosis of kidney failure, Resident ID #1.
8 fire safety citations on file: 2 on April 23, 2026, 6 on March 6, 2024.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2025 | Fine | $49,797 |
| November 25, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Rhode Island | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 4.92 | 3.71 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.02 | 0.77 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 4.50 | 3.34 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 3.57 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 37.8% | 40.6% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 31.8% | 37.9% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.44 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 5.09 on weekdays and 4.50 on weekends, 12% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 3.4% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 5.00 in April to June 2025 to 4.92 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.92 | 1.02 | 5.09 | 4.50 | 3.4% | 0 of 90 | 148 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.98 | 1.09 | 5.18 | 4.48 | 4.7% | 0 of 92 | 149 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 5.10 | 1.05 | 5.32 | 4.53 | 10.0% | 0 of 92 | 149 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 5.00 | 1.01 | 5.21 | 4.47 | 11.8% | 0 of 91 | 153 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Rhode Island, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.67 | 0.69 | 3.82 | 3.30 | 5.4% | 1% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $22.33 | $21.52 to $22.82 | 10,220 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $38.51 | $37.45 to $39.02 | 1,290 |
| Registered nurses | $48.39 | $39.35 to $51.49 | 10,090 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Rhode Island | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 26.3 | 19.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 24.1 | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 22.1 | 24.3 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Saint Elizabeth Home East Greenwich's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (65.5% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
65.5% this home
Better than the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Rhode Island: 24 better, 1 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 337 eligible stays.
9.3% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Rhode Island: 0 better, 0 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 349 eligible stays.
5.3% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Rhode Island: 0 better, 0 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 188 eligible stays.
58.5% this home
Median of homes: Rhode Island59.1% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 171 residents counted.
1.5% this home
Median of homes: Rhode Island0.0% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 205 residents counted.
2.2% this home
Median of homes: Rhode Island2.6% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 204 residents counted.
100.0% this home
Median of homes: Rhode Island100.0% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 146 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: SAINT ELIZABETH HOME EAST GREENWICH.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaherty, Claire | Corporate director | Individual | 06/01/2025 | |
| Loiselle, Mark | Corporate director | Individual | 10/27/2014 | |
| Pease, Robert | Corporate director | Individual | 10/27/2014 | |
| Trimble, Matthew | Corporate director | Individual | 10/27/2014 | |
| Trimble, Matthew | Corporate officer | Individual | 10/27/2014 | |
| Trimble, Matthew | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/27/2014 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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