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South County Eden Operations LLC Dba Lakeside Nurs
740 Oak Hill Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852 · Washington County · (401) 294-4545
120 certified beds, about 104 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1998
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 415071 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 18, 2026, inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Rhode Island average is 9.3, the national average 9.2).
Of 18 health citations since April 2024, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,433 in the last three years; the largest was $14,433, and the latest is dated November 15, 2024.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.20 hours per resident per day, against 3.71 across Rhode Island and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.55 of those hours.
40.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Rhode Island average 40.6%).
CMS links it to Eden Healthcare, an affiliated group of 7 nursing homes.
Health inspections
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.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
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 18 health citations on file.
May 18, 2026Standard inspection · 6 citations
- E Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to notify each resident, or resident representative, that receives Medicaid benefits when the amount in the resident's account reaches $200 less than the Social Security Income (SSI) resource limit for 3 of 4 residents reviewed who had $4000 in personal needs funds handled by the facility, Resident ID #s 42, 45, and 93.
- E Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to electronically transmit encoded, accurate, and complete Minimum Data Set (MDS) data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) System within 14 days of completion for 3 of 4 residents reviewed for MDS records over 120 days old, Resident ID #s 50, 71, and 106. Additionally, the facility failed to complete and transmit a Significant Change MDS Assessment for 1 of 2 hospice residents reviewed, Resident ID #75 and they failed to complete and transmit a discharge MDS Assessment for 1 of 3 discharged residents reviewed, Resident ID #94.
- E Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, clinical record review, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide respiratory care in accordance with professional standards of practice for 3 of 3 residents reviewed who required non-invasive positive airway pressure therapy, including Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP-a medical device that uses mild air pressure to keep the airways open during sleep) and Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP-a medical device that delivers higher pressure during inhalation and lower pressure during exhalation to keep the airways open during sleep), Resident ID #s 6, 7, and 35.
- D Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, clinical record review, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide written notification, including the reason for the room change, before the residents room or roommate in the facility is changed, for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for notification of room or roommate changes, Resident ID #'s 3 and 59.
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure that each resident receives treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice and the comprehensive person-centered care plan relative to 1 of 2 residents reviewed with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line, a long flexible tube inserted into a vein in the arm that reaches a large central vein near the heart, used for long term intravenous treatments), Resident ID #2.
- D Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure that the resident's drug regimen is free from unnecessary drugs for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for a medication with parameters, Resident ID #6.
April 17, 2025Standard inspection · 4 citations
- E Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff and resident interviews, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide the necessary services to a resident who is unable to carry out activities of daily living (ADL) for 1 of 1 resident reviewed who requires assistance with ambulation, Resident ID #2.
- E Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff and resident interviews, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that residents who are trauma survivors, receive culturally competent, trauma-informed care in accordance with professional standards of practice and accounting for residents experiences, and preferences, in order to eliminate, or mitigate triggers that may cause re-traumatization for 3 of 3 residents reviewed with a history of trauma, Resident ID #s 20, 51, and 83, and for 6 of 9 residents reviewed who failed to receive a comprehensive trauma screen that were admitted to the facility within the last year, Resident ID #s 11, 20, 51, 80, 89, and 294.
- D Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined the facility failed to ensure that residents are free from unnecessary drugs, for 1 of 4 residents reviewed with recommendations made by the psychiatric consultant, Resident ID #89.
- D Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, staff and resident interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide a safe, functional, sanitary, and comfortable environment for residents, staff, and the public relative to food contact surfaces and non-food contact surfaces of equipment for 1 of 1 juice dispenser and 1 of 2 microwaves observed.
November 18, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- J Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview the facility failed to ensure that the resident environment remains free of accident hazards as is possible, for 1 of 1 resident reviewed. Specifically, Resident ID #1 who sustained 2nd degree burns (A partial-thickness burn. This type of burn affects both the epidermis and the second layer of skin, which is called the dermis. It may cause swelling and red, white or splotchy skin) from an electric baseboard heating unit.
September 19, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that each resident is treated with respect and dignity in a manner and in an environment that promotes maintenance or enhancement of his or her quality of life, for 1 of 3 residents reviewed, Resident ID #1.
August 29, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- E Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide evidence that an alleged violation of abuse was thoroughly investigated, relative to staff observing a resident putting another resident's pants on of the opposite sex. Resident ID #s 3 and 8.
April 22, 2024Standard inspection · 5 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, surveyor observation and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to properly serve food and maintain equipment in accordance with professional standards for food safety relative to the serving temperatures of milk and the grease accumulation on the screens over the stove in the main kitchen.
- D Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that services provided by the facility meet professional standards of quality for 1 of 1 resident reviewed relative to following a physician's order for an anxiety medication, Resident ID #18.
- D Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, resident and staff interviews, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that each resident receives and is provided the necessary behavioral health care and services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, or psychosocial well-being, in accordance with the comprehensive assessment and plan of care, for 1 of 2 residents reviewed, Resident ID #90.
- D Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
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 and that the communication process between the facility and the hospice provider meets the needs of the resident for 1 of 2 residents reviewed who are receiving hospice services, Resident ID #18.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program to help prevent the transmission of communicable diseases and infections relative to staff wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and handwashing during medication administration for 2 of 5 staff members observed, Staff D and E.
Fire safety inspections
2 fire safety citations on file: 2 on April 22, 2024.
Every fire safety citation2 citations
- F Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
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) | 3.20 | 3.71 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.77 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.81 | 3.34 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.11 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 40.8% | 40.6% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 26.7% | 37.9% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.61 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
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 3.36 on weekdays and 2.81 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 11.3% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.13 in April to June 2025 to 3.20 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 | 3.20 | 0.55 | 3.36 | 2.81 | 11.3% | 0 of 90 | 104 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.25 | 0.55 | 3.36 | 2.97 | 10.0% | 0 of 92 | 93 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.02 | 0.59 | 3.15 | 2.70 | 8.7% | 0 of 92 | 92 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.13 | 0.59 | 3.26 | 2.81 | 9.5% | 0 of 91 | 92 |
| 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.
Quality measures
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 | 17.1 | 19.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 33.0 | 22.5 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 19.5 | 24.3 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: SOUTH COUNTY EDEN OPERATIONS LLC. CMS links this home to Eden Healthcare, a group of 7 nursing homes averaging 3 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gellis, Louis | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 100% | 12/20/2021 |
| Gellis, Louis | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/20/2021 | |
| Pollack, Joseph | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/20/2021 |
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.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 6 problems in this area, most recently on May 18, 2026: "Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 18, 2026: "Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 18, 2026: "Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 18, 2026: "Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.81 hours per resident per day, below the Rhode Island average of 3.34.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Roberts Health Centre Inc North Kingstown, 1.4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Saint Elizabeth Home East Greenwich East Greenwich, 5.5 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 20 citations
- South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr West Kingston, 5.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 14 citations
- Bayview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center North Kingstown, 6.4 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 32 citations
- Kingston Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care West Kingston, 6.9 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 8 citations
- Adviniacare Scallop Shell, LLC South Kingstown, 7.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 24 citations
- Brentwood Health Center Warwick, 8.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 35 citations
- West View Nursing Home, Inc West Warwick, 9.4 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 28 citations
Rhode Island contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Rhode Island. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Resident advocate: Office of the RI State Long Term Care Ombudsman, Alliance for Better Long Term Care, (401) 785-3340. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: RIDOH Online License Verification, facility search, where Rhode Island publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is South County Eden Operations LLC Dba Lakeside Nurs's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates South County Eden Operations LLC Dba Lakeside Nurs 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did South County Eden Operations LLC Dba Lakeside Nurs get at its last inspection?
- 6 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 18, 2026. The Rhode Island average is 9.3.
- Has South County Eden Operations LLC Dba Lakeside Nurs been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,433 in the last three years.
- Does South County Eden Operations LLC Dba Lakeside Nurs accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns South County Eden Operations LLC Dba Lakeside Nurs?
- CMS lists 3 owners and managers, and links the home to Eden Healthcare. Legal business name: SOUTH COUNTY EDEN OPERATIONS LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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