Overview
St Clare Home has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Rhode Island average of 2.9. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Newport. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 86% of nursing homes in Rhode Island (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 21, 2026, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Rhode Island average of 9.2. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 72% of Rhode Island nursing homes have been fined.
St Clare Home is a nonprofit facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 50 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
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 67%
Top 42%
Top 39%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 21, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.50 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.98 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.39 hrs
- Nurse aides3.13 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 50
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes