Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    70 Harrison Ave, Newport, RI 02840
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Warm attentive compassionate family-like care

    I'm very pleased with the warm, family-like atmosphere - the staff are professional, attentive, and genuinely caring. My grandmother feels respected, comfortable, and still independent; the rooms are nice with a pond view, there are fun social events like luaus, and meals include ordered-out options. I highly recommend this competent, compassionate team.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    Reviews

    4.06·(17)

    Overall rating

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

      4.3
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      4.1
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.1

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive caregiving staff
    • Professional nursing and administrative oversight
    • Preservation of resident independence and dignity
    • Comfortable, homelike atmosphere
    • Well-appointed rooms with pond views
    • Regular social activities and themed events
    • Continuity and familiarity between staff and residents
    • Family-like emotional support

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and tone
    • Variable responsiveness to personal-care needs
    • Inconsistent medication-administration timeliness
    • Weak controls over resident personal property and laundry
    • Gaps in dementia-specific staff training and interactions
    • Front-desk and reception customer-service inconsistency

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews of Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center describe a facility with clear strengths in hands-on caregiving and resident-focused atmosphere alongside measurable operational weaknesses. Many families praise the direct care teams and nursing leadership: caregivers are frequently described as warm, respectful, and attentive, and nursing and administrative staff are characterized as professional and concerned with resident well-being. Residents and family members commonly note a homelike environment, well-maintained rooms (including pond views), and social programming such as parties and luaus that contribute to quality-of-life.

    Care quality and staff interactions appear to be a major positive when experienced consistently. Several accounts highlight preservation of independence, respectful treatment, and continuity of staff-resident relationships that foster familiarity and a family-like tone. At the same time, reviews reflect variability in frontline staff conduct and responsiveness: some family members describe disinterested or curt interactions and delays in assistance for personal-care needs. There are also mentions of delays in medication administration; taken together these items suggest uneven performance across shifts or teams rather than a uniform level of service.

    Dining and activities receive generally favorable remarks where social events and accommodated meal choices are noted. Some families appreciate meals delivered from outside and celebratory programming; there is no consistent pattern of systemic dietary failure in the feedback, but prospective families may wish to inquire about daily menus and meal-service continuity during a visit.

    Facility amenities and operations are a mixed picture. Rooms and communal spaces are described positively, but there are operational concerns around personal property management and laundry handling. Some reviewers raised allegations of missing personal items and laundry not returned, which points to a need for stronger inventory and property-management practices. Additionally, a subset of feedback raises specific concerns about the dementia unit’s approach to interactions, noting needs for greater patience, kindness, and specialized training.

    Management and family communication show both strengths and gaps. Several comments praise professional nursing administration and responsive staff, yet others describe inconsistent customer service at reception and difficult interactions with greeters or front-desk personnel. This pattern suggests variability in staff training, supervision, or staffing levels that affects both families’ first impressions and ongoing communication.

    For prospective residents and families: the facility demonstrates clear caregiving strengths and a comforting environment for many, but also exhibits variability in staff professionalism, responsiveness to personal-care needs, medication timeliness, and property controls. A recommended approach is to tour the facility, ask about dementia-care training and staffing ratios by shift, request written protocols for medication administration and property handling, and speak with current families when possible to get a balanced sense of day-to-day operations.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is located at 70 Harrison Ave, Newport, RI, 02840.

    About Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center sits at 70 Harrison Ave in Newport, Rhode Island, and the size stays small, usually with fewer than 100 residents, so folks get a more personal touch from caregivers and nursing staff who focus on helping each individual, whether someone comes in for short-term rehab after a hospital stay, long-term stays for chronic needs, or respite care when a family caregiver needs help for a while, and you've got trained nursing professionals on-site around the clock, with registered nurses always checking in on people's health and personal care assistants offering help with bathing, dressing, grooming, transfers, walking, and medication, which means people who need extra support for daily life find what they need here. There's specialized care for Alzheimer's and dementia with a secure memory care unit, memory garden, and staff trained to help folks with cognitive needs, and Village House also offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy on-site in addition to wound care, podiatry, and palliative support for people dealing with tough or ongoing health issues.

    Meals, planned by chefs and meal experts, come served in a shared dining hall or delivered to private or semi-private rooms, and the atmosphere sticks to elegant interiors that fit in with the area's historic feel-residents get a choice between communal spaces for activities or the quiet of their own rooms, which sometimes have kitchens, washers and dryers, and cable TV, and assisted living support extends from non-medical companionship to hands-on help with walking or toileting and even home care services for those who need them. Village House holds family and resident councils so concerns and suggestions get heard, and it provides a strong daily activities schedule, with things like movie nights, card games, music therapy, fitness classes, arts and crafts, and religious services offered regularly, plus extras like a therapy kitchen, communal game and activity room, salon/barbershop, and a secure courtyard for getting fresh air.

    You'll see all sorts of health supports offered here, including skilled nursing care up to 12-16 hours daily and a 24-hour nurse call system, plus safety features like wheelchair access, sprinklers, and accessible bathrooms, and because Village House operates in a Continuing Care Retirement Community, there's a broader range of resources and guidance for seniors and their families, especially around long-term and chronic care, family caregiving, and even long-term care insurance, and with 7 certified beds expected in June 2025, the place remains a small, focused community. Village House accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and long-term care insurance, and folks can join for both short and long-term needs, whether recovering from surgery, managing memory loss, or just needing help with everyday living in a comfortable, supportive setting where the staff strives to promote each resident's well-being with honest, attentive care, which is reflected in a community rating of 4.2 out of 10 reviews.

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    Village House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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