Nursing home
South County Nursing and Rehabilitation
740 Oak Hill Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Eden Healthcare (7 facilities) · 120 certified beds
South County Nursing and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.02 hours per resident per day, below the Rhode Island average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Apr 17, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $14,433In 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 South County Nursing and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.02 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.59 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.89 | 2.46 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.5% | 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 $14,433, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at South County Nursing and Rehabilitation
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 care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 29, 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 · Apr 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 22, 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
- 740 Oak Hill Road
North Kingstown, RI 02852 - CMS certification #
- 415071
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 92.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-01-27
- Chain
- Eden Healthcare (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Eden Healthcare
Eden Healthcare operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Eden Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2002
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 Jan 5, 2002 to Mar 26, 2006. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $71,971 owed to 64 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: South County Nursing and Subacute Center, Inc. Case 1446811.
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
- South County Hospital Inc, Wakefield. 8.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Roberts Health Centre Inc, North Kingstown. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- South County Home Health, Wakefield. 8.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02852 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Wakefield Dialysis Center, Wakefield, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of West Warwick, Warwick, 8.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Warwick, Warwick, 10.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02852.
Continuum Care Hospice, office in West Warwick, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Eden Hospice LLC, office in Warwick, 8.5 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Rhode Island, LLC, office in Warwick, 9.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Affinity Physicians LLC., Warwick. 10.0 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, 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: 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 South County Nursing and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives South County Nursing and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is South County Nursing and Rehabilitation staffed?
South County Nursing and Rehabilitation reports 3.02 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Rhode Island average of 3.72.
Has South County Nursing and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does South County Nursing and Rehabilitation have?
South County Nursing and Rehabilitation is certified for 120 beds.