Cycle 1
Health 2025-11-20 · Fire 2025-11-20
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
South Kingstown, RI
Elderwood Of Scallop Shell at Wakefield
2-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with $70,499 in total fines with 5 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
55 Scallop Shell Way, South Kingstown, RI
(401) 789-3006
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
3 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
80
Certified beds
Average residents
64
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Elderwood
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1978-07-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
17 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
No
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
1.38
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.77 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.18
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.51 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.05
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.46 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.61
All reported nurse hours · state 3.72 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.56
RN + LPN hours · state 1.25 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.19
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.30 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
1.06
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.56 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.12
Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.39
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.64
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.36
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
54%
Annual RN turnover · state 38% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
60%
Annual nurse turnover · state 40% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
10,421
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
20.43
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9824
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
0
Baseline 17.89% · Performance 21.27% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
4.65
Baseline 4.72% · Performance 6.44% · Measure score 4.65 · Achievement 4.65 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
0
Baseline 53.73% · Performance 63.29% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
3.52
Baseline 3.68 hours · Performance 4.08 hours · Measure score 3.52 · Achievement 3.52 · Improvement 1.38
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.27% |
10.72%
0.5 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 196 · Observed rate 9.69% · Lower 95% interval 8.37% |
| Discharge to community | 51.64% |
50.57%
1.1 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 185 · Observed rate 50.81% · Lower 95% interval 44.17% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.75 |
1.02
0.3 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 99.24% |
95.27%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 131 · Denominator 132 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 132 |
| Discharge self-care score | 41.51% |
53.69%
12.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 44 · Denominator 106 |
| Discharge mobility score | 51.89% |
50.94%
1 pts better
|
Numerator 55 · Denominator 106 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 2.27% |
2.29%
About the same
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 132 · Adjusted rate 2.79% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.44% |
7.12%
0.7 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 117 · Observed rate 4.27% · Lower 95% interval 3.66% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 17.04% |
8.2%
8.8 pts better
|
Numerator 23 · Denominator 135 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 45.58% |
42%
3.6 pts better
|
Numerator 67 · Denominator 147 |
| Discharge function score | 53.77% |
56.45%
2.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 57 · Denominator 106 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 100% |
95.95%
4 pts better
|
Numerator 25 · Denominator 25 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 97.73% |
96.28%
1.5 pts better
|
Numerator 86 · Denominator 88 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 22.67% |
25.2%
2.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 17 · Denominator 75 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.0 |
1.5
0.5 pts better
|
1.9
0.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.0 · Observed 1.2 · Expected 2.2 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.3 |
1.7
0.4 pts better
|
1.8
0.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.3 · Observed 1.4 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 89.3% |
93.2%
3.9 pts worse
|
93.4%
4.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 93.5% · Q2 80.8% · Q3 89.6% · Q4 94.1% · 4Q avg 89.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.3% |
95.3%
1 pts better
|
95.5%
0.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 4.6% |
3.6%
1 pts worse
|
3.3%
1.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.2% · Q2 3.8% · Q3 4.2% · Q4 7.8% · 4Q avg 4.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 4.2% |
14.6%
10.4 pts better
|
11.4%
7.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.6% · Q2 4.9% · Q3 4.8% · Q4 4.4% · 4Q avg 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 4.3% |
5.3%
1 pts better
|
5.4%
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.5% · Q2 4.8% · Q3 8.1% · Q4 2.3% · 4Q avg 4.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 15.3% |
16.4%
1.1 pts better
|
19.6%
4.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.0% · Q2 11.9% · Q3 21.1% · Q4 18.6% · 4Q avg 15.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 22.1% |
23.6%
1.5 pts better
|
16.7%
5.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.9% · Q2 17.6% · Q3 21.9% · Q4 25.7% · 4Q avg 22.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 30.3% |
17.0%
13.3 pts worse
|
16.3%
14 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 42.4% · Q3 12.1% · Q4 24.2% · 4Q avg 30.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 21.8% |
18.4%
3.4 pts worse
|
14.9%
6.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 30.6% · Q2 34.2% · Q3 8.8% · Q4 12.8% · 4Q avg 21.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.8% |
1.0%
0.2 pts better
|
1.0%
0.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.5% · 4Q avg 0.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 3.1% |
2.2%
0.9 pts worse
|
1.7%
1.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.2% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 3.9% · 4Q avg 3.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 25.6% |
22.3%
3.3 pts worse
|
19.8%
5.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 25.0% · Q2 32.7% · Q3 21.9% · Q4 21.8% · 4Q avg 25.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 4.7% |
4.7%
About the same
|
5.1%
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.8% · Q2 2.6% · Q3 3.4% · Q4 5.1% · 4Q avg 4.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 52.0% |
77.2%
25.2 pts worse
|
81.7%
29.7 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 34.0% · Q2 44.8% · Q3 58.4% · Q4 77.5% · 4Q avg 52.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 15.1% |
15.8%
0.7 pts better
|
12.0%
3.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 15.1% · Observed 15.3% · Expected 11.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.0% |
1.9%
1.9 pts better
|
1.6%
1.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 52.4% |
78.2%
25.8 pts worse
|
79.7%
27.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 52.4% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 23.5% |
25.1%
1.6 pts better
|
23.9%
0.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 23.5% · Observed 21.0% · Expected 21.2% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-09-06 · Fire 2024-09-06
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (1 deficiency)
Cycle 3
Health 2023-09-22 · Fire 2023-09-22
14 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (4 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-11-20
K291 · Egress Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2025-12-09
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-06
K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-10-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-06
E39 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2024-10-06
Inspection history
Recent health citations
J · Immediate jeopardy
2025-11-20
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-12-09
G · Actual harm
2025-11-20
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-12-09
G · Actual harm
2025-11-20
F726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2025-12-09
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-11-20
F757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2025-12-09
C · Minimal harm
2025-11-20
F582 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2025-12-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-13
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-10-13
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-06
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-10-06
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-06
F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-10-06
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-06
F849 · Administration Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-10-06
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-06
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-10-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-09-06
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-10-06
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-01-03
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-01-22
H · Actual harm
2023-09-22
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-10-22
H · Actual harm
2023-09-22
F697 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-10-22
G · Actual harm
2023-09-22
F757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2023-10-22
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-22
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-10-22
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-22
F726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2023-10-22
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-22
F881 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2023-10-22
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-22
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-10-22
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-22
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-10-22
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-22
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-10-22
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-22
F811 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
Corrected 2023-10-22
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-22
F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-10-22
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-09-22
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-10-22
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-08-24
F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2023-09-23
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$70,499
2023-08-24
Fine
Fine · fine $70,499
Fine
Ownership
Post Acute Partners
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Cole, Warren
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Rubin, Jeffrey
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Cole, Warren
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Cole, Warren
Corporate Officer · Individual
Quillard, Philip
Contracted Managing Employee · Individual
Rhyner, Marissa
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Rubin, Jeffrey
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Rubin, Jeffrey
Corporate Officer · Individual
Vinkle, John Paul
Contracted Managing Employee · Individual
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#3
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