The Friendly Home

303 Rhodes Avenue, Woonsocket, RI 02895 · (401) 769-7220
For profit - Limited Liability company · 126 certified beds

The Friendly Home has a 2-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in December 2025, found 12 citations, 1 for actual harm or immediate jeopardy (the Rhode Island average is 9.3). It was fined 4 times in the last three years, $107,709 in all.

Medicare ratings

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on December 19, 2025 found 12 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.December 19, 2025 · F0692 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.December 19, 2025 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.December 19, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.December 19, 2025 · F0699 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.December 19, 2025 · F0756 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.December 19, 2025 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.December 19, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.December 19, 2025 · F0773 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.December 19, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.December 19, 2025 · F0881 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.December 19, 2025 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.December 19, 2025 · F0740 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 11 citations.

• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.December 19, 2025 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.August 6, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.May 22, 2025 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• 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.March 31, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.December 30, 2024 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.December 30, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.August 22, 2024 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.December 11, 2023 · F0573 · Level of harm: Potential for minimal harm · Residents affected: Some
• Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedDecember 11, 2023 · F0655 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.December 11, 2023 · F0689 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.December 11, 2023 · F0835 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $65,340December 19, 2025
• Fine of $11,183October 30, 2023
• Fine of $15,593October 30, 2023
• Fine of $15,593October 30, 2023

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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