Overview
Lake Forest Health has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Rhode Island average of 2.9. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Smithfield. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 89% of nursing homes in Rhode Island (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 2, 2026, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the Rhode Island average of 9.2. 7 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $104,543 in the past three years.
Lake Forest Health is a for-profit facility with 133 certified beds, caring for about 93 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1977.
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.
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Top 86%
Top 86%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 2, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $104,543
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.28 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.55 hrs
- Nurse aides2.06 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 133
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 1, 1977
- 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