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Berkshire Place brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Providence, Rhode Island with compassionate care designed around each person's recovery goals. Our experienced team focuses on helping patients regain independence through personalized treatment plans and evidence-based therapies.
Capacity
220 residents
Location
Providence, RI
Status
Listed in a public registry
455 Douglas Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island 02908
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 4, 2025, state inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the Rhode Island average is 9.3).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 28 minutes with each resident a day, below the Rhode Island average of 3 hours 43 minutes.
Medicare fined Berkshire Place 8 times in the last three years, $51,158 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 28 minutesBelow the Rhode Island average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 29 minutesBelow the Rhode Island average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 47%Above the Rhode Island average |
27 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
April 30, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
April 2, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
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.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
8 fines totaling $51,158 in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on September 4, 2025 and cited 11 health deficiencies, 3 of them from complaint investigations. The Rhode Island average is 9.3.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 28 minutes with each resident per day, including 29 minutes from registered nurses. 47% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Berkshire Place 8 times in the last three years, totaling $51,158.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.