AdviniaCare Scallop Shell, LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
AdviniaCare Scallop Shell, LLC is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, part of Elderwood. In the CMS September 2026 release it reported 2.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Rhode Island average of 2.46, and 55.9% nursing staff turnover (Rhode Island average 40.6%).
AdviniaCare Scallop Shell, LLC
55 Scallop Shell WaySouth Kingstown, RI 02879
Washington County
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At AdviniaCare Scallop Shell, LLC, nurse aides logged 2.10 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Rhode Island average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 146 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Rhode Island avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.10 | 2.46 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.28 | 0.77 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.58 | 3.71 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 3.34 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
55.9% of nursing staff at AdviniaCare Scallop Shell, LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Rhode Island average of 40.6% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Rhode Island average 9.3). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $19,383 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 | Fine | $19,383 |
CMS Penalties file, September 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. AdviniaCare Scallop Shell, LLC holds 2 of 5 overall; the Rhode Island average is 2.9.
About AdviniaCare Scallop Shell, LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Elderwood, 17 homes
- Legal name: 981 Kings Town Road Operating Company LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1978
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near AdviniaCare Scallop Shell, LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| South Kingstown Nurs. & Rehab Ctr West Kingston · abuse citation | 5.0 | 112 | 2.42 | 3.58 | 43.2% | 2 | $14,069 |
| South County Eden Operations LLC DBA Lakeside Nurs North Kingstown | 7.6 | 120 | 2.11 | 3.20 | 40.8% | 4 | $14,433 |
| Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Newport | 8.9 | 95 | 2.28 | 3.35 | 28.6% | 4 | $8,018 |
| Roberts Health Centre Inc North Kingstown | 8.9 | 66 | 3.34 | 4.80 | 36.6% | 5 | None |
| St Clare Home Newport | 9.5 | 50 | 3.12 | 4.59 | 56.3% | 4 | None |
| AdviniaCare Newport, LLC Newport | 9.7 | 114 | 2.26 | 3.35 | 26.0% | 2 | $16,801 |
| Kingston Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care West Kingston · no staffing data submitted | 10.3 | 55 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| John Clarke Senior Living Middletown | 11.2 | 60 | 2.46 | 3.47 | 25.5% | 2 | $14,385 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, September 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.