Home / Rhode Island / West Kingston
South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr
2115 South County Trail, West Kingston, RI 02892 · Washington County · (401) 783-8568
112 certified beds, about 99 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1978
CMS abuse icon: cited for abuse in a recent inspection Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
2 of 5
Health inspections
2 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
2 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 415054 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 12, 2026, inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Rhode Island average is 9.3, the national average 9.2).
Of 14 health citations since February 2024, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,069 in the last three years; the largest was $14,069, and the latest is dated February 18, 2026.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.58 hours per resident per day, against 3.71 across Rhode Island and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.71 of those hours.
43.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Rhode Island average 40.6%).
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.
202/24
109/24
202/25
204/25
102/26
605/26
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
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 14 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
1J
0K
0L
Actual harm
1G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
7D
5E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
May 12, 2026Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 6 citations
- G Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation, clinical record review, and staff and resident interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents remained free from abuse and neglect for 1 of 1 resident reviewed when staff refused the resident's repeated requests for toileting assistance. Specifically, the facility failed to provide necessary care and services to a continent resident, resulting in the resident being left heavily saturated in urine and forced into an incontinent episode. This failure caused actual harm, including the development of a urinary tract infection (UTI) and psychosocial harm, for Resident ID #124.
- E Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide reasonable accommodation of resident needs and preferences, for 1 of 1 resident reviewed related to not getting out of bed, Resident ID #72.
- E Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to meet professional standards of quality regarding not following physician's orders for 1 of 1 resident reviewed related to medications with heart rate (HR) parameters, Resident ID #38.
- E Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident's drug regimen is free from significant medication errors for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for medication errors due to heart rate parameters, Resident ID #38.
- D Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure that the resident's formulated advance directive would be followed due to inconsistency between the signed advanced directive and the electronic medical record (EMR) for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for a change in code status, Resident ID #86.
- D Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure that a resident receives care, consistent with professional standards of practice to prevent pressure ulcers (localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence, as a result of intense and/or prolonged pressure) for 1 of 2 residents reviewed with pressure ulcers, Resident ID #3.
February 18, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- J Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Inspectors wroteBased on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors for 1 of 3 residents reviewed. Resident ID #1 was inadvertently administered multiple medications prescribed for his/her roommate, Resident ID #2. The medications included two antihypertensives (a medication prescribed to treat high blood pressure), an antidiabetic (a medication prescribed to lower high blood sugar), an antiplatelet (a medication prescribed to prevent blood clots from forming), an antiparkinsonian agent (a medication prescribed to treat Parkinson's Disease), an antidepressant (a medication prescribed to treat depression), a multivitamin, and two additional vitamins. As a result of this error, Resident ID #1 required hospitalization for hypotension (low blood pressure). [...]
April 18, 2025Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide appropriate treatment and services for 1 of 2 residents reviewed with an indwelling Foley catheter (a flexible tube that collects urine from the bladder and empties the urine into a drainage bag), Resident ID #3.
- D Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that resident records are complete and accurately documented, relative to narcotic medication administration, for 3 of 6 residents reviewed, Resident ID #s 2, 4, and 5.
February 12, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to store and label drugs and biological's in accordance with currently accepted professional principles for 1 of 2 medication storage rooms observed and 3 of 4 medication carts observed.
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on surveyor observation and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that they distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food safety relative to 2 of 4 units observed during the lunch meal service.
September 20, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff, and resident interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to protect a resident's right to be free from abuse for 2 of 2 residents reviewed, Resident ID #s 1 and 2.
February 28, 2024Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure residents maintain acceptable parameters of nutritional status, such as usual body weight for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for weight gain, Resident ID #11.
- 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 designed to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for 1 of 1 resident observed specific to finger stick blood glucose testing, Resident ID #194.
Fire safety inspections
4 fire safety citations on file: 2 on May 12, 2026, 1 on February 12, 2025, 1 on February 28, 2024.
Every fire safety citation4 citations
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D Develop a communication plan.
- E Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- E Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2026 | Fine | $14,069 |
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) | 3.58 | 3.71 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.25 | 3.34 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.42 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.45 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 43.2% | 40.6% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 61.9% | 37.9% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.78 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 3.72 on weekdays and 3.25 on weekends, 13% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 21.1% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.59 in April to June 2025 to 3.58 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 | 3.58 | 0.71 | 3.72 | 3.25 | 21.1% | 0 of 90 | 99 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.56 | 0.65 | 3.71 | 3.18 | 13.9% | 0 of 92 | 98 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.52 | 0.60 | 3.67 | 3.15 | 7.2% | 0 of 92 | 98 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.59 | 0.68 | 3.76 | 3.17 | 8.5% | 0 of 91 | 100 |
| 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 | 30.5 | 19.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 24.4 | 16.8 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 25.7 | 24.3 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 22.8 | 14.6 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: ALLENS HEALTH CENTRE INC.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan, David | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 50% | 01/27/2000 |
| Ryan, Sally | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 50% | 01/27/2000 |
| Arnold, Kelly | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 01/20/2017 | |
| McGinness, Brian | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 04/22/2019 | |
| Pringle, Kishma | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 12/29/2017 | |
| Carragher, Terry | Corporate director | Individual | 01/27/2000 | |
| Ryan, David | Corporate director | Individual | 01/27/2000 | |
| Ryan, Sally | Corporate director | Individual | 01/27/2000 | |
| Health Concepts Ltd | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 01/27/2000 |
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 are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 12, 2026: "Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors."
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 12, 2026: "Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing."
- How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 12, 2026: "Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 12, 2026: "Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.25 hours per resident per day, below the Rhode Island average of 3.34.
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
Other nursing homes nearby
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- Kingston Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care West Kingston, 5.3 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 8 citations
- South County Eden Operations LLC Dba Lakeside Nurs North Kingstown, 5.6 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 18 citations
- Roberts Health Centre Inc North Kingstown, 6.5 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Saint Elizabeth Home East Greenwich East Greenwich, 10.6 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 20 citations
- Coventry Operations Ri LLC Dba Respiratory and Reh Coventry, 11.9 mi · not rated · 80 citations
- Bayview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center North Kingstown, 11.9 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 32 citations
- Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Newport, 12.5 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 12 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 Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr 2 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 2 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr get at its last inspection?
- 6 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 12, 2026. The Rhode Island average is 9.3.
- Has South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,069 in the last three years.
- Does South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr 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 Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr?
- CMS lists 9 owners and managers. Legal business name: ALLENS HEALTH CENTRE INC.
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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