Nursing home
Golden Crest Nursing Centre
100 Smithfield Road, North Providence, RI 02904 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 152 certified beds
Golden Crest Nursing Centre is a Medicare-certified nursing home in North Providence, Rhode Island. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.60 hours per resident per day, below the Rhode Island average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $40,508In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Golden Crest Nursing Centre 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) | 3.60 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.51 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.54 | 2.46 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.9% | 40.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $40,508, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Golden Crest Nursing Centre
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 pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Nov 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · 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 · Sep 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 20, 2024 · 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
- 100 Smithfield Road
North Providence, RI 02904 - CMS certification #
- 415029
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 152
- Avg residents/day
- 143.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-10-17
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Golden Crest Nursing Centre using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Golden Crest Nursing Centre says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Residents in our Memory Care Unit are supported by specialized staff trained to meet the unique needs of individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We provide our residents with all the comforts of home, a vibrant activities program, and the very best in round-the-clock nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lincolnwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, North Providence. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Prospect Chartercare Home Health And Hospice, LLC, Providence. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02904 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita North Providence Renal Center, North Providence, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Nna Of Providence, Providence, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of Johnston, Johnston, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02904.
Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Providence, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Nursing Placement Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC, office in Pawtucket, 3.3 miles away, straight line
Beacon Hospice , An Amedisys Company, office in East Providence, 6.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lifespan Physician Group Inc, 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, wildfire very low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Golden Crest Nursing Centre a good nursing home?
CMS gives Golden Crest Nursing Centre an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Golden Crest Nursing Centre staffed?
Golden Crest Nursing Centre reports 3.60 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Rhode Island average of 3.72.
Has Golden Crest Nursing Centre had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Golden Crest Nursing Centre have?
Golden Crest Nursing Centre is certified for 152 beds.