The Friendly Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Friendly Home is a 126-bed for-profit nursing home in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.44 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Rhode Island average of 2.46, and 51.9% nursing staff turnover (Rhode Island average 40.6%).
The Friendly Home
303 Rhodes AvenueWoonsocket, RI 02895
Providence 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 The Friendly Home, nurse aides logged 2.44 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Rhode Island average. With about 111 residents a day, that works out to roughly 271 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Rhode Island avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.44 | 2.46 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.49 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.76 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.66 | 3.71 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.23 | 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
51.9% of nursing staff at The Friendly Home 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 30.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Rhode Island average 9.2). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $107,709 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Fine | $65,340 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $11,183 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $15,593 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $15,593 |
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. The Friendly Home holds 1 of 5 overall; the Rhode Island average is 2.9.
About The Friendly Home
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Friendly Eden Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Friendly Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Antoine Residence North Smithfield | 0.3 | 260 | 2.66 | 3.88 | 35.9% | 4 | $38,519 |
| Cedar Haven Operations Holding LLC Valley View Hea Woonsocket · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.5 | 185 | 2.07 | 2.82 | 36.4% | 1 | $83,899 |
| AdviniaCare Oakland Grove LLC Woonsocket · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 2.3 | 178 | 2.31 | 3.49 | 36.5% | 1 | $111,098 |
| Woonsocket Health Center Woonsocket | 2.4 | 150 | 2.49 | 3.52 | — | 4 | None |
| Holiday Operator, LLC DBA Holiday Rehabilitation a Manville | 3.8 | 170 | 3.28 | 4.26 | 44.7% | 2 | $46,118 |
| Lydia Taft House Uxbridge | 6.1 | 53 | 2.14 | 4.16 | 38.3% | 5 | None |
| Mount St Rita Health Centre Cumberland | 6.6 | 98 | 2.68 | 3.99 | 39.0% | 2 | $71,871 |
| Cedar Haven Operations LLC DBA Lake Forrest Health Smithfield · abuse citation | 6.6 | 133 | 2.03 | 3.26 | 46.9% | 1 | $112,473 |
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.