All 7 Medicare-certified nursing homes in East Providence,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Nurse staffing at Tockwotton On The Waterfront runs 4.86 hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average, and the weekend drop of about 16% is worth asking about directly, that's when families tend to visit and notice. Staff turnover sits at 29.1%, well under the national 45.8%, which matters because consistent caregivers learn residents' routines. The trade-off shows in the inspection record: 12 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and a single fine of $8,628. That one harm-level finding is the number to press the administrator on, what happened, and what changed afterward.
Nurse staffing at Hattie Ide Chaffee Home runs 5.39 hours per resident day, roughly 40% above the national average, and weekends hold within about 10% of weekday coverage, a gap that trips up many homes. Staff turnover sits at 34.7%, better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. The tradeoff shows up in the inspection record: 19 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and a $40,295 fine. That combination, strong daily staffing, thinner safety and compliance results, is what pulls the score down despite the five-star staffing rating.
Evergreen House runs 160 certified beds in East Providence under corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.92 hours per resident day, slightly above the national figure of 3.86. Weekend coverage drops roughly 13% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so families should ask how that gap gets managed. Annual turnover is 24.5%, well under the national 45.8%, which suggests less churn than most places. Inspectors were last on site in July 2025 and logged 21 deficiencies, none causing harm or jeopardy; two were abuse-related. All three CMS star ratings, health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, come in at 4 out of 5.
Harris Health Center is a small for-profit home on the East Side of Providence County, just 31 beds, run by a limited liability company. Its strongest number is turnover: 28% of nursing staff leave each year, well under the national 45.8%, which suggests people stay. But the current inspection record carries 33 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a $10,276 fine. Staffing sits at 3.52 hours per resident day, about 9% below the national average, and weekends run roughly 4% thinner than weekdays. A recent inspection in January 2026 means the record is current, not stale.
Eastgate runs on leaner nursing hours than most homes, 3.35 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 7% below its own weekday coverage. What offsets that is stability: turnover sits at 36.4%, well under the 45.8% national figure, and a recent inspection in February 2026 turned up 12 deficiencies with none at the harm level and none tied to abuse. The inspection and quality measure ratings both came back at the top of CMS's scale, and the state survey was fresh enough to reflect how the place runs now. For a 60-bed for-profit, that's a cleaner record than the staffing number alone would suggest.
Adviniacare Waterview Villas runs 132 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.14 hours per resident day, roughly 19% under the 3.86 national average. Weekends drop about 6% below its own weekday level, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover is 38.4%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, so the problem isn't retention so much as raw hours on the floor. The inspection record is where it gets harder to ignore: 25 deficiencies, 5 serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and two fines totaling $99,003. A 2-out-of-5 inspection rating with a March 2026 survey date tells you regulators have found real problems here.
Adviniacare Orchard in East Providence runs 166 beds under corporate ownership, and its staffing picture is genuinely mixed. Total nurse hours come to 4.20 per resident day, about 9% above the national average, yet weekends drop roughly 16% below the home's own weekday coverage, and CMS rates staffing at just one star. Turnover sits at 20.2%, well under the national 45.8%, so the people who are there tend to stay. The trouble is compliance: 58 deficiencies on the current record, 11 of them at harm or jeopardy level, two abuse-related, and $103,744 in fines across five penalties. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, and the most recent inspection was June 26, 2025.