Overview
AdviniaCare Scallop Shell has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Rhode Island average of 2.9. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in South Kingstown. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 76% of nursing homes in Rhode Island (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 1.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 20, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Rhode Island average of 9.2. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $19,383 in the past three years.
AdviniaCare Scallop Shell is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 64 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 71%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 20, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $19,383
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.96 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.49 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.19 hrs
- Nurse aides2.28 hrs
- Physical therapists0.18 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 64
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes