Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Briarcliffe Manor
49 Old Pocasset Road, Johnston, RI 02919 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 122 certified beds
Briarcliffe Manor is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Johnston, Rhode Island. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.25 hours per resident per day, above the Rhode Island average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Feb 19, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Briarcliffe Manor 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) | 4.25 | 3.72 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.04 | 2.46 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.2% | 40.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 8.7 | 9.5 | below 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.
What inspectors found at Briarcliffe Manor
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2024 · 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 · Jan 6, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 6, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 6, 2023 - Minimal
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 6, 2023
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
- 49 Old Pocasset Road
Johnston, RI 02919 - CMS certification #
- 415012
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 122
- Avg residents/day
- 110.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-02-06
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2010
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 Sep 23, 2010 to Oct 21, 2010. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Briarcliffe Manor (Medical Homes of Rhode Island, Inc.). Case 1599376.
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
- Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. 4.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cedar Home Health, LLC, Cranston. 3.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02919 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dialysis Center Of Johnston, Johnston, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita North Providence Renal Center, North Providence, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Providence, Providence, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02919.
Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Providence, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Harmony Hospice Care LLC, office in Warwick, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Nursing Placement Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC, office in Pawtucket, 7.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lifespan Physician Group Inc, North Providence. 4.0 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 moderate, 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 |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Briarcliffe Manor a good nursing home?
CMS gives Briarcliffe Manor an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Briarcliffe Manor staffed?
Briarcliffe Manor reports 4.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Rhode Island average of 3.72.
Has Briarcliffe Manor had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Briarcliffe Manor have?
Briarcliffe Manor is certified for 122 beds.