Linn Health & Rehabilitation

    30 Alexander Ave, East Providence, RI, 02914
    3.5 · 25 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    3.0

    Excellent therapy, dangerous nursing lapses

    I had a mixed experience. The therapists, nurses, CNAs, activities staff and food were outstanding - compassionate, attentive, excellent PT/OT/SLP, immaculate facility and staff who went the extra mile during COVID to keep families connected. But I also witnessed dangerous nursing lapses: medication and communication errors, residents left thirsty or not helped to walk, bedsores, dehydration and sepsis that led to hospitalization/ICU and a rushed, incorrect discharge; I was even told of alleged retaliation and eviction. Good for short-term rehab; be cautious and insist on strict oversight for very frail long-term residents.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.52 · 25 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.5
    • Value

      3.5

    Pros

    • Friendly, caring staff
    • Attentive nurses and CNAs
    • Responsive staff and timely responses
    • Compassionate and involved administration
    • Strong rehabilitation services (PT/OT/SLP)
    • Activities program that fosters family connection (FaceTime/Zoom, holiday events)
    • Staff who go the extra mile during the pandemic
    • Delicious/outstanding food and nutrition
    • Clean, immaculate facility and spacious rooms
    • Helpful social worker and supportive office staff
    • Outstanding in-house providers and clinical team
    • Residents treated like family / personalized attention
    • Smaller-home atmosphere where staff know residents
    • Specific staff recognition (named individuals like Chris, Jen, Kim)
    • Effective care for residents with special needs (e.g., blind residents)

    Cons

    • Allegations of negligence resulting in bedsores, dehydration, sepsis
    • Medication errors and claims staff lied about contacting doctors
    • Hospital transfers and poor transition/discharge handling (rushed releases, missing paperwork)
    • Eviction or termination of residency without family input or outreach
    • Inconsistent quality of nursing care; some reports of incompetence
    • Poor communication with families and between staff
    • Claims of retaliation after family complaints (resident not allowed back)
    • Staff distractions (e.g., on phones) and failures to meet basic needs (water out of reach)
    • Neglect of dementia patients (not assisted to walk or mobilize)
    • Reported significant weight loss and near‑death incidents
    • Language/communication barriers and perceived disregard for patients (noted in Portuguese review)
    • Isolated but serious adverse outcomes including hospitalization and death reported

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment from the collected reviews is mixed but leans positive in terms of day-to-day care, staff attitude, rehabilitation services, dining, and facility cleanliness. Many reviewers praise the staff as friendly, compassionate and attentive — nurses, CNAs, therapists, activities staff and administration receive repeated commendations. Rehabilitation (physical, occupational and speech therapies) is frequently described as excellent and effective for short‑term rehab stays, with daily therapy and visible functional gains. Multiple reviews specifically praise the activities director and programs that enabled family connection during COVID (FaceTime/Zoom meetings, holiday events), and reviewers emphasize that staff often treated residents like family and took personal interest in easing transitions and reducing anxiety. The food and nutrition program is repeatedly described as very good to outstanding, and the facility is characterized as clean, immaculate, and having spacious rooms. Several reviewers also singled out specific staff and in-house providers by name (e.g., Chris, Jen, Kim) and acknowledged the helpfulness of the social worker and office staff, which reinforces a picture of a supportive care environment for many residents.

    Despite the many positive remarks, a subset of reviews reports serious and potentially dangerous lapses in care. The most severe allegations include bedsores, dehydration, sepsis, significant weight loss, ICU stays and near‑death events. These accounts point to neglect in basic needs (for example, water being out of reach) and failures in monitoring and clinical management. There are also claims of medication mistakes and that staff misrepresented whether physicians were contacted, as well as examples where discharge paperwork was not completed properly and residents were rushed out. Such incidents, while not the dominant theme, are sufficiently serious that they create a mixed overall impression and raise concerns about consistency and oversight.

    Several reviews describe administrative or process problems: one long‑term resident reported being evicted without family consultation and without outreach from the facility; another reviewer claimed their relative was hospitalized and subsequently not allowed to return, alleging retaliation after filing complaints. Multiple reviewers explicitly mention communication breakdowns — both between staff and families and across shifts — and one Spanish‑language comment summarized this as lack of communication and neglect. These issues point to variability in management response and family engagement. While many families felt well informed and appreciated the staff’s openness (especially during COVID), others experienced the opposite: poor outreach, incomplete discharge procedures, and an apparent unwillingness or inability to resolve complaints to families’ satisfaction.

    Taken together, the reviews paint a facility that can deliver high‑quality, compassionate, and family‑oriented care — particularly in rehab/therapy, dining, activities and personal attention — but that also exhibits notable inconsistency. Positive reports are strong and specific: responsive teams, warm and attentive caregivers, excellent therapy outcomes, good food, and clean facilities. Negative reports are fewer in number but serious in nature, describing clinical neglect, medication and documentation errors, troubling communication failures, and in some instances alleged retaliation or wrongful eviction. The pattern suggests that while many residents and families have excellent experiences, there are isolated but severe lapses that warrant attention from management and could significantly impact resident safety and family trust if not addressed.

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    About Linn Health & Rehabilitation

    Linn Health & Rehabilitation sits in East Providence, Rhode Island, and has served older adults since 1978, offering a mix of care, housing, and therapies in a place that feels calm and homey. As a part of Aldersbridge Communities and United Methodist Elder Care, Linn includes both nursing home and assisted living options and is linked to The Loft At Linn Assisted Living Memory Care for people who need help with memory or dementia support. Folks here live in private or semi-private rooms, some even with kitchenettes, with options for singles or couples, all with safety features and individual climate control, and there's always staff around-nursing professionals and caregivers available every hour of every day, so help's there when needed.

    People aged 62 and older can live here if they meet HUD income rules, and the place has a team-including Medical Doctors, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, Certified Nursing Aides, Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and a Clinical Social Worker-who focus on each person's needs and keep up with their health and care. They make personalized care plans, looking at each person's past, what they want, and what they need now, whether that's help with dressing, bathing, taking medicine, reminders, moving around, doing laundry, or just keeping up with meals, all served in a dining room with food made onsite, including meals for folks who need special diets.

    Linn's got a big 1,800-square foot physical therapy suite, and is known as the largest in-house rehab unit at a non-profit nursing home in the East Bay, where they help people get stronger after surgery or illness, take care of therapy needs if someone's living there long-term or only for a while, with specialized rehab programs-many suggested for folks living with pain, weakness, or after a hospital stay-and these services are open to both residents and the public, requiring a doctor's referral sometimes, and most insurance plans for therapy are accepted.

    Life at Linn mixes care with activities and chances to socialize, so there are crafts, exercise classes, games, movies, trips out to restaurants and shows, shopping outings on a shuttle, and regular meetings for residents and staff to talk and share ideas. Folks can get to beauty or barber shops, sit out in a courtyard garden or rooftop terrace, use WiFi, and have laundry done if they please. Memory care's available, plus respite care for short stays, and help with both physical and speech issues from trained staff, and there's always support for things like vision screening and podiatry. Apartments come with microwaves, refrigerators, bathrooms that work for those with disabilities, secure entry, cable and phone lines, and you can choose to live alone or with someone else.

    The community's close to Waterman Avenue and Route 195, so shopping and restaurants are nearby, and public transportation makes coming and going easy. Nobody says everything's perfect here, but folks who need long-term, short-term, or post-hospital care, or want to just live with a bit of help in a place that's steady and friendly, might find Linn Health & Rehabilitation suits their pace. There're independent living options at Winslow Gardens nearby, with future plans for more in Rumford, and other communities like Arbor Hill and St. Germain are part of this network too, so seniors have choices depending on their needs and wishes.

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