Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
100 Borden Street, Providence, RI 02903
Providence, Rhode Island · CMS verdict
Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's CMS overall star rating stands at 4 of 5, above the Rhode Island state average (3.1) and reflecting above-average quality by the federal five-star measure.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, Rhode Island holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 76 of 100 (grade C). The 120-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Rhode Island runs a median of $12,106 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index
A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 76 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 76.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Data insights
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center carries an overall CMS quality rating of 4 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (3/5), staffing (5/5), and quality measures (4/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this facility operates 120 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 104 residents - an occupancy rate of about 87%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. Occupancy of about 87% puts this facility in normal territory for a stabilized operation, neither unusually full nor unusually empty.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility (9 total). CMS has levied 3 enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
The figures above come directly from the U.S. Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services Nursing Home Compare dataset for federal quality ratings, combined with the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey of more than 15,000 elder-care providers nationwide and U.S. Census American Community Survey income data. Cost figures are monthly medians, refreshed annually with each new CareScout release; quality ratings are refreshed quarterly from the CMS Provider Information File. Read these state and county medians as benchmarks, then verify current rates with individual providers and consult care managers before making placement decisions. See our methodology for source vintage.
How Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center compares to Rhode Island
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Rhode Island facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Rhode Island state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center ranks in Rhode Island
Among the 72 CMS-rated nursing homes in Rhode Island, Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center’s 4-star overall rating is higher than 54% of them. The bars show how all Rhode Island homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
19 Rhode Island homes share this 4-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 120 |
| Residents | 104 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Providence |
| Penalties | 3 |
| Deficiencies | 9 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center? ▾
4 out of 5 stars is Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's current CMS overall rating, built from a health inspection rating of 3/5, a staffing rating of 5/5, and a quality measures rating of 4/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Rhode Island? ▾
In Rhode Island, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $12,106/month ($145,270/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $13,383/month.
What services does Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offer? ▾
With 120 beds with approximately 104 current residents, Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under non profit - corporation ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 9 deficiencies and 3 penalties.
Does Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has multiple deficiencies (9 total) and 3 penalties recorded by CMS. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Rhode Island? ▾
In Rhode Island, alternatives include assisted living ($7,781/mo), home health aides ($7,627/mo), and adult day care ($1,408/mo).
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Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Provider ID: 415091.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.