Nursing home
AdviniaCare Summit Commons
99 Hillside Avenue, Providence, RI 02906 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Athena Healthcare Systems (24 facilities) · 165 certified beds
AdviniaCare Summit Commons is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Providence, Rhode Island. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.49 hours per resident per day, below the Rhode Island average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Mar 13, 2025 cited 22 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 5 fines totaling $92,439In CMS records: 8 total penalties, 3 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How AdviniaCare Summit Commons compares
This facility vs. the Rhode Island and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Rhode Island avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.49 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.57 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.25 | 2.46 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.0% | 40.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 22.0 | 8.7 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 5 fines totaling $92,439, 8 total penalties, 3 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at AdviniaCare Summit Commons
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 99 Hillside Avenue
Providence, RI 02906 - CMS certification #
- 415129
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 165
- Avg residents/day
- 128.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2008-08-26
- Chain
- Athena Healthcare Systems (24 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Athena Healthcare Systems
Athena Healthcare Systems operates 24 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Athena Healthcare Systems facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around AdviniaCare Summit Commons using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2013
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Oct 5, 2013 to Sep 24, 2016. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $210,290 owed to 137 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $59,400. DOL marked the employer as a willful violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Summit Commons Rehabilitation & Health Center (Summit RI SNF, LLC d/b/a). Case 1772584.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Jun 26, 2017.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- The Miriam Hospital, Providence. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Jeanne Jugan Residence, Pawtucket. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services, Pawtucket. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02906 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Pawtucket, Pawtucket, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Nna Of Providence, Providence, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Pawtucket, Pawtucket, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02906.
Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Providence, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Nursing Placement Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC, office in Pawtucket, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Beacon Hospice , An Amedisys Company, office in East Providence, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Miriam Hospital, Providence. 0.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
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Frequently asked questions
Is AdviniaCare Summit Commons a good nursing home?
CMS gives AdviniaCare Summit Commons an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is AdviniaCare Summit Commons staffed?
AdviniaCare Summit Commons reports 3.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Rhode Island average of 3.72.
Has AdviniaCare Summit Commons had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 22 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does AdviniaCare Summit Commons have?
AdviniaCare Summit Commons is certified for 165 beds.