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Elderwood Of Scallop Shell At Wakefield

55 Scallop Shell Way, South Kingstown, RI, 02883

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 415057

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Elderwood
Certified beds
80 · avg 68 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
58.6%higher than most Rhode Island nursing homesRhode Island avg: 40.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
48%higher than most Rhode Island nursing homesRhode Island avg: 38.7% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Rhode Island averageRhode Island avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $89,882 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
415057
Certified beds
80 beds · avg 68 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
981 Kings Town Road Operating Company Llc
Chain affiliation
Elderwood

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Elderwood chain — 17 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.5 / 5.

Disclosed owners (6 on record)

  • John Paul s Vinkle

    Contracted Managing Employee · since 2019

  • Philip Quillard

    Contracted Managing Employee · since 2019

  • Marissa Rhyner

    W-2 Managing Employee · since 2010

  • Jeffrey Rubin

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2010

  • Post Acute Partners

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2010

  • Warren d Cole

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2010

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

25 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding4 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $90K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 25)

  • E0757·Nov 20, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

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

  • G0726·Nov 20, 2025

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    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.

  • J0689·Nov 20, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • G0684·Nov 20, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • C0582·Nov 20, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

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

  • D0658·Sep 13, 2024Complaint

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

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

  • E0880·Sep 6, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0849·Sep 6, 2024

    Administration Deficiencies

    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.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $19K
  • 20231 fine · $70K

Most recent events

  • Nov 20, 2025Fine · $19K
  • Aug 24, 2023Fine · $70K

Largest single fine on record: $70K.

Fire-safety citations

3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 20, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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