Washington County, Rhode Island
County inventory for Washington County, Rhode Island is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Washington County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 9 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Rhode Island medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet RI-WASHINGTON-RHODE-ISLAND · Washington, RI
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 9 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 799 beds
- STAR-MID 3.8★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #355/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Hendricks
- AL-MID $7,781/mo
- BOOK-FULL 9/9 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Hendricks County, IN (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Washington County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Washington County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 9 nursing homes and 799 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.8/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Rhode Island medians: assisted living $7,781/mo, semi-private nursing $12,106/mo, private nursing $13,383/mo, home health aide $7,627/mo, adult day $1,408/mo. Local Washington providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 2★, 5 at 4★, 2 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (44% of 9 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Roberts Health Centre Inc, South Kingstown Nursing and Rehab Center, Bayview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Washington, RI
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 4★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Washington County
9 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Health Centre Inc | North Kingstown | 5/5 | 66 | For profit - Corporation |
| South Kingstown Nursing and Rehab Center | West Kingston | 5/5 | 112 | For profit - Corporation |
| Bayview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | North Kingstown | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Kingston Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care | West Kingston | 4/5 | 55 | For profit - Corporation |
| Royal of Westerly Nursing Center | Westerly | 4/5 | 66 | For profit - Partnership |
| South County Nursing and Rehabilitation | North Kingstown | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Westerly Health Center | Westerly | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Apple Rehab Clipper | Westerly | 2/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Elderwood Of Scallop Shell at Wakefield | South Kingstown | 2/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Washington County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| South County Home Health | Wakefield | 4.0 |
| Dependable Healthcare Services LLC | Wyoming | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Washington County, RI, both outside RI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Rhode Island overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (9 here).
Continue on the Rhode Island elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Rhode Island state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Washington County.