Overview
Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Rhode Island average of 2.9. It ranks 3rd of 7 nursing homes in Providence. It scores best on health inspections (3 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 85% of nursing homes in Rhode Island (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 5, 2025, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Rhode Island average of 9.2. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 72% of Rhode Island nursing homes have been fined.
Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 70 certified beds, caring for about 66 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 43%
Top 60%
Top 57%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 5, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.32 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.65 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.34 hrs
- Nurse aides2.33 hrs
- Physical therapists0.15 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 66
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes