Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing Home Facility
981 Kingstown Road, South Kingstown, RI 02883
Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a senior care community located in South Kingstown, RI. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the South Kingstown area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (401) 789-3006.
Operated by Elderwood, which runs 7 communities in our directory.
Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is licensed for 80 beds.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in November 2025 and recorded 5 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.3 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 56%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 25 problems at Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. 6 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 4 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $19,383.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Resident Rights
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Scallop Shell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 80
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.6
- Annual staff turnover 56%
- Last health inspection November 2025
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