Grace Barker Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Grace Barker Nursing Center is a 86-bed for-profit nursing home in Warren, Rhode Island. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the Rhode Island average of 2.46, and 37.9% nursing staff turnover (Rhode Island average 40.6%).
Grace Barker Nursing Center
54 Barker AvenueWarren, RI 02885
Bristol County
CMS Care Compare, August 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 Grace Barker Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.94 hours per resident per day, 19% above the Rhode Island average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 237 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Rhode Island avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.94 | 2.46 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.28 | 0.49 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.87 | 3.71 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.20 | 3.34 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
37.9% of nursing staff at Grace Barker Nursing Center 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 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Rhode Island average 9.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $114,806 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2023 | Fine | $114,806 |
CMS Penalties file, August 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. Grace Barker Nursing Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Rhode Island average is 2.9.
About Grace Barker Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Grace Barker Nursing Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 28, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Grace Barker Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Crestwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Inc Warren | 0.6 | 76 | 2.52 | 3.62 | — | 5 | None |
| Warren Operations RI, LLC DBA Warren Center Warren | 1.0 | 63 | 2.07 | 3.89 | 44.2% | 4 | None |
| Country Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Swansea | 2.4 | 86 | 2.02 | 3.36 | — | 1 | $24,635 |
| The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare Bristol | 2.8 | 133 | 2.52 | 3.70 | 50.0% | 4 | $33,765 |
| Silver Creek Rehab and Healthcare Center Bristol | 3.4 | 128 | 2.42 | 3.39 | 39.3% | 2 | $207,610 |
| Clifton Rehabilitation Nursing Center Somerset | 5.0 | 142 | 2.72 | 4.29 | 36.3% | 4 | None |
| Somerset Ridge Center Somerset | 5.3 | 135 | 2.11 | 3.58 | 53.7% | 4 | $214,420 |
| Avalon Nursing Home INC Warwick · staffing data not validated | 5.8 | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
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, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.