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Adviniacare Scallop Shell

55 SCALLOP SHELL WAY, SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI, 02879

(401) 789-3006

80 licensed beds

CMS rates Adviniacare Scallop Shell 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 27 citations across 8 inspections in the last three years, with $19,383 in fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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South Kingstown, RI 02879

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

415057

Care type

Nursing home

County

Washington

Facility name

Adviniacare Scallop Shell

Street address

55 SCALLOP SHELL WAY

City / state / ZIP

South Kingstown, RI 02879

Phone

(401) 789-3006

About this facility — Adviniacare Scallop Shell

Adviniacare Scallop Shell is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. It is licensed for 80 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Rhode Island (120 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in South Kingstown and 72 skilled nursing facilities across Rhode Island. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of Elderwood, a group of 17 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Adviniacare Scallop Shell 27 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $19,383 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Elderwood

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Post Acute Partners

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2010

Cole, Warren

Indirect owner · Officer · Operational control — 50% stake — since 2010

Quillard, Philip

Managing employee — since 2019

Rhyner, Marissa

Managing employee — since 2010

Rubin, Jeffrey

Officer · Operational control — since 2010

Vinkle, John Paul

Managing employee — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1978-07-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$19,383 total

Last standard inspection

2025-11-20

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$458 per day (≈ $13,920/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

36% Medicaid · 12% Medicare · 52% private/other

Occupancy

69% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

13% above the RI median of $406/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-11-20Health inspection5 citations

F-0582

C · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2025-12-09

F-0684

G · Actual harm

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-12-09

F-0689

J · Immediate jeopardy

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-12-09

F-0726

G · Actual harm

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.

Corrected 2025-12-09

F-0757

E · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2025-12-09

2024-09-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0658

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-10-13

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)

2024-09-06Health inspection5 citations

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-10-06

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-10-06

F-0760

E · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-10-06

F-0849

E · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2024-10-06

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-10-06

2024-01-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0883

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2024-01-22

2023-09-22Health inspection12 citations

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0684

H · Actual harm

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0697

H · Actual harm

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0726

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0757

G · Actual harm

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0811

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2023-10-22

F-0883

E · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2023-10-22

2025-11-20Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2025-12-09

2024-09-06Fire-safety inspection2 citations

E-0039

D · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2024-10-06

K-0712

E · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-10-06

Federal penalties

2025-11-20Fine$19,383

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 415057.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Rhode Island.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 42% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 33

Federal fines, 3 years

$19,383

More than 51% of nursing homes in the state

State median: $16,801

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

4.0

Higher than 73% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 3.6

Nursing staff turnover, annual

58%

Higher than 94% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 41%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Rhode Island average on 8 and worse on 6. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	14.4%	19.5%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	2.3%	5.1%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	1.0%	0.8%	0.7%	Worse than state
With a urinary tract infection	1.0%	2.6%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	3.8%	18.6%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	6.3%	3.6%	3.2%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.5%	94.0%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	15.0%	15.8%	12.7%	Near state average
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	19.7%	17.1%	19.5%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	98.2%	95.5%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	3.9%	4.0%	4.5%	Near state average
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	24.1%	21.4%	18.3%	Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	20.4%	22.5%	15.4%	Near state average
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.65	1.59	1.81	Near state average
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.89	1.71	1.69	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	85.2%	80.3%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.4%	2.0%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	87.5%	77.7%	80.1%	Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	21.9%	25.1%	23.4%	Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	20.5%	15.0%	11.8%	Worse than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0684 3 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0726 2 inspections. 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.
F-0757 2 inspections. Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
F-0658 2 inspections. Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
F-0880 2 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0883 2 inspections. Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Rhode Island

Licensing: Rhode Island Department of Health, Center for Health Facilities Regulation
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 401-785-3340. A free advocate for residents and families.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

South County Hospital Inc, about 1.3 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Newport Hospital, about 10 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Kent County Memorial Hospital, about 18 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr, West Kingston, about 5.0 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Lakeside Nurs, North Kingstown, about 7.6 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Newport, about 8.9 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Roberts Health Centre, North Kingstown, about 8.9 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
St Clare Home, Newport, about 9.5 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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