Nursing home
Berkshire Place
455 Douglas Avenue, Providence, RI 02908 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Green Tree Healthcare Management (5 facilities) · 220 certified beds
Berkshire Place is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Providence, Rhode Island. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.64 hours per resident per day, below the Rhode Island average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Sep 4, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 12 fines totaling $155,917In CMS records: 12 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Berkshire Place 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) | 3.64 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.48 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.34 | 2.46 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 40.4% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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: 12 fines totaling $155,917, 12 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Berkshire Place
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · 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 · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 17, 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
- 455 Douglas Avenue
Providence, RI 02908 - CMS certification #
- 415119
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 220
- Avg residents/day
- 196.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-05-03
- Chain
- Green Tree Healthcare Management (5 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Green Tree Healthcare Management
Green Tree Healthcare Management operates 5 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Green Tree Healthcare Management facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2003
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, 2007 to Oct 5, 2009. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Berkshire Place Ltd.. Case 1557387.
- Findings for Dec 27, 2003 to Dec 31, 2006. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $140,296 owed to 146 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Berkshire Place (Berkshire Place, Ltd.). Case 1423976.
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
- Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Providence. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Prospect Chartercare Home Health And Hospice, LLC, Providence. 0.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02908 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Nna Of Providence, Providence, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita North Providence Renal Center, North Providence, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Providence, Providence, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02908.
Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Providence, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Beacon Hospice , An Amedisys Company, office in East Providence, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Harmony Hospice Care LLC, office in Warwick, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Prospect Chartercare Rwmc, LLC, North Providence. 0.5 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, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Berkshire Place a good nursing home?
CMS gives Berkshire Place an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Berkshire Place staffed?
Berkshire Place reports 3.64 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Rhode Island average of 3.72.
Has Berkshire Place had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Berkshire Place have?
Berkshire Place is certified for 220 beds.