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The Friendly Home

303 Rhodes Avenue, Woonsocket, RI 02895 · 4017697220 · 126 certified beds

Overall★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Health inspections★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Staffing★★★☆☆ 3/5
Quality measures★★☆☆☆ 2/5

Ownership

CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: For profit - Limited Liability company.

Staffing (hours per resident per day)

Total nurse staffing: 3.66 (Rhode Island median: 3.58). RN hours: 0.51. Weekend total: 3.23. Nursing staff turnover: 52%.

Inspection deficiencies

All-time on record: 38 deficiency citations, including 4 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).

Survey dateDeficiencySev.TypeStatus
2025-12-19Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. GHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Ecomplaintcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. EHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. EHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. EHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. EHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. EHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. EHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. EHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. EHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. DHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-12-19Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. DHealthcorrected 2026-01-18
2025-08-06Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Jcomplaintcorrected 2025-08-22
2025-05-22Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Dcomplaintcorrected 2025-06-21
2025-03-31Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. Dcomplaintcorrected 2025-04-15
2024-12-30Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Ecomplaintcorrected 2025-01-29
2024-12-30Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. Dcomplaintcorrected 2025-01-29
2024-10-04Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. FHealthcorrected 2024-11-03
2024-10-04Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. FHealthcorrected 2024-11-03
2024-10-04Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. FHealthcorrected 2024-11-03
2024-10-04Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. EHealthcorrected 2024-11-03
2024-10-04Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. DHealthcorrected 2024-11-03
2024-10-04Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. DHealthcorrected 2024-11-03
2024-10-04Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. DHealthcorrected 2024-11-03
2024-10-04Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. DHealthcorrected 2024-11-03
2024-08-22Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Dcomplaintcorrected 2024-09-20
2023-12-11Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Jcomplaintcorrected 2023-12-27
2023-12-11Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. Jcomplaintcorrected 2023-12-27
2023-12-11Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted Ecomplaintcorrected 2023-12-27
2023-12-11Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. Bcomplaintcorrected 2023-12-27
2023-10-30Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. JHealthcorrected 2023-11-28
2023-10-30Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. GHealthcorrected 2023-11-28
2023-10-30Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. FHealthcorrected 2023-11-28
2023-10-30Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. EHealthcorrected 2023-11-28
2023-10-30Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. EHealthcorrected 2023-11-28
2023-10-30Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. DHealthcorrected 2023-11-28
2023-10-30Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. DHealthcorrected 2023-11-28
2023-10-30Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. DHealthcorrected 2023-11-28

Federal penalties

DateTypeAmount
2025-12-19Fine$65,340
2023-10-30Fine$11,183
2023-10-30Fine$15,593
2023-10-30Fine$15,593

Ownership & control records (CMS filings)

NameRoleType%Since
GELLIS, LOUIS5% Or Greater Direct Ownership InterestIndividual100%since 02/07/2023
GELLIS, LOUISCorporate OfficerIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 02/07/2023
POLLACK, JOSEPHCorporate OfficerIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 02/07/2023

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Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 415044. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.