The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare
One Dawn Hill Road, Bristol, RI 02809
Bristol, Rhode Island · CMS verdict
The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare reflects average quality on the federal five-star scale, in line with the Rhode Island state average of 3.1.
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.
The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare in Bristol, Rhode Island holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 54 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (larger bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the upper U.S. bed tercile (>120). 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 star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 54 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 54.
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.
The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare's larger certified-bed book
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Rhode Island average.
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 Bristol, Rhode Island. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. Occupancy of about 94% puts this facility in normal territory for a stabilized operation, neither unusually full nor unusually empty.
Same-ownership peers
Within Rhode Island, The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare is one of 25 for profit - limited liability company nursing homes CMS rates. Its 3-star overall rating sits above the for profit - limited liability company-segment average of 2.6 stars, ahead of roughly 56% of same-ownership peers in the state. This ownership-segment comparison controls for business-model differences, so what's left mostly reflects how this facility runs relative to similar operators, not the type of operator it is.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare 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 The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare ranks in Rhode Island
Among the 72 CMS-rated nursing homes in Rhode Island, The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare’s 3-star overall rating is higher than 40% of them. The bars show how all Rhode Island homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
10 Rhode Island homes share this 3-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 133 |
| Residents | 125 |
| Ownership | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| County | Bristol |
| Penalties | 2 |
| Deficiencies | 31 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What families ask about The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare's larger facility
What is the quality rating for The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare? ▾
The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare has an overall CMS quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars. The health inspection, staffing, and quality measures sub-ratings behind it are compared with the Rhode Island average in the chart on this page.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Rhode Island? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Rhode Island is $12,106 per month ($145,270 annually). A private room averages $13,383 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare offer? ▾
The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare operates as a skilled nursing facility. For the specific care and therapy services, contact the facility: CMS data covers capacity, ownership, ratings, and inspections, not a service menu.
Does The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
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).
Keep reading
Also see the Rhode Island elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 415050.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.