Charlesgate Nursing Center

    100 Randall St, Providence, RI, 02904
    2.4 · 12 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Unprofessional staff; removed my mother

    I drove a long way for a tour on my mom's birthday and was horrified - unprofessional, uncaring staff, poor communication, rooms that smelled and sheets that weren't changed, and patients spoken to harshly. A few staff were kind (Miss Anna at the front desk was helpful), but they were the exception. I removed my mother - this place needs to be shut down and I wouldn't trust its care.

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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

    2.42 · 12 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      1.0
    • Staff

      1.9
    • Meals

      2.4
    • Amenities

      2.4
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Named front desk staff member Miss Anna described as kind and helpful
    • Some staff members described as nice
    • Some staff described as helpful and informative
    • Some proactive staff who stay on top of issues

    Cons

    • Unprofessional and uncaring staff
    • Patient neglect reported
    • Staff speak to patients in a harsh or disrespectful tone
    • Poor hygiene and cleanliness (sheets not changed, patients not kept clean)
    • Rooms not clean and have unpleasant odors
    • Lack of kindness, dignity, and compassion toward residents
    • Poor communication and coordination (missed visits, administrative failures)
    • Front desk staff sometimes unprofessional or idle
    • Disappointing handling of personal events (e.g., birthdays)
    • Allegations of fake or biased reviews and employee posing as visitors
    • Reports calling for facility shutdown or extreme dissatisfaction
    • Families removing loved ones due to care concerns
    • Overall very low ratings reported (below one star)

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these review summaries is strongly negative, with multiple reviewers describing patterns of neglect, poor hygiene, disrespectful staff behavior, and management/communication failures. The dominant impression is that care quality is inconsistent at best and troubling at worst: several reviewers reported that residents were not kept clean, sheets were not changed, and rooms had unpleasant odors. Statements such as "patients neglected" and "disgusting care" recur, and at least one reviewer explicitly reported removing their mother from the facility because of the perceived level of care.

    Staff-related feedback is mixed but leans heavily negative. Many reviewers characterized staff as unprofessional, uncaring, or speaking to residents in a harsh tone. There are repeated observations of staff idling at the front desk while patient needs go unmet. At the same time, a small number of reviewers singled out individual staff as positive exceptions: Miss Anna at the front desk is named as kind and helpful, and some reviewers noted helpful, informative, or proactive staff who "stay on top of things." These positive comments appear isolated and are framed as exceptions to the prevailing negative experience rather than evidence of consistent, facility-wide competence.

    Facilities and cleanliness concerns are frequent. Reviewers cited that rooms could be cleaner and smell fresher, and that basic hygiene tasks—like changing sheets and keeping patients clean—were not reliably performed. Those complaints about physical environment and personal care contribute directly to the safety and dignity concerns expressed elsewhere in the reviews. There is almost no positive commentary about the physical environment; instead, the smell and state of rooms are specifically criticized.

    Communication and management problems are another prominent theme. Several summaries mention missed visits, poor coordination, and administrative failures that led to disappointed family members (for example, a birthday being mishandled). These failures suggest systemic problems with scheduling, family communication, and follow-through. Additionally, at least one reviewer alleges dishonest or misleading reviews, claiming some positive reviews may be from employees posing as visitors, which increases distrust of the facility's public reputation.

    Emotional impact on families is palpable in the reviews. Words like "horrible," "worst nursing home," and calls for the facility to be closed indicate that some families experienced significant distress and loss of confidence. Specific anecdotes—such as a long drive resulting in a missed visit or a birthday being ruined—underscore how operational lapses translate into real emotional harms. Several reviewers report removing loved ones, which signals that issues were severe enough to prompt relocation.

    Patterns across the reviews suggest a facility with inconsistent staffing quality and troubling operational gaps. While a few staff members are praised, the volume and severity of negative comments about neglect, disrespect, and hygiene constitute the primary narrative. There is clear evidence of both frontline care failures (personal hygiene, respectful communication) and managerial shortcomings (coordination, accountability, possibly review management). Prospective residents and families would likely interpret these reviews as red flags requiring in-person verification, detailed questioning about staffing and cleanliness protocols, and review of inspection records before considering placement.

    Location

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    About Charlesgate Nursing Center

    Charlesgate Nursing Center sits right at 100 Randall Street in Providence, Rhode Island, and for close to fifty years, it's provided various types of care for seniors and adults who need support, so you've got skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehab, memory care, independent living, and even assisted living all in the same place, and what stands out is the way they try to keep folks' independence in mind, helping people do as much as they can for themselves, with help nearby when they need it. Over the years, it's had a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and met Argentum quality standards, and the staff-many with a lot of experience-work in an interdisciplinary team to look after both physical and emotional well-being. People living here have access to nursing care with 12-16 hour shifts and always have someone on hand with a responsive 24-hour call system, and medical support runs alongside therapy services like physical, speech, and occupational therapy. There's support for daily needs such as bathing, dressing, medication, non-ambulatory care, and even meal prep with different dining options- including allergy-sensitive meals, diabetes-friendly diets, and restaurant-style service with all-day dining.

    For residents who want to socialize or keep busy, there's a full activities program with movie nights, music, games, and outdoor programs, along with arts and crafts rooms, a library, a movie theatre, walking paths, gardens, and a game room. The amenities cover practical needs too, like transportation, parking, regular housekeeping, laundry services, utilities, and private rooms with bathrooms, cable TV, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, furnished areas, and kitchenettes. The grounds include walking trails, a community garden, fitness and wellness spaces, and both indoor and outdoor common areas.

    In recent years, the facility also shifted to provide shelter for older adults facing housing insecurity, with Amos House, a local nonprofit, leasing and managing 57 rooms to help homeless individuals aged 55 and over. These shelter rooms come with daily meals, case management, housing support, and a 24-hour staff that always includes a consulting registered nurse. Charlesgate has provided shelter space for families and runs on income-based programs for those who qualify, with SSI/SSP and moderate or low income programs as well as private pay rates for apartments should someone need them.

    All services aim for dignity, respect, safety, and comfort, including emergency alert systems, regular repairs and maintenance as needed-there's even discussions about longer-term environmental repairs with some land use restrictions. Some spaces in the building are leased out to Community Care Alliance and YWCA, which have contracts that go through the year, and various moves and renovations have led to changes in the number of available beds from time to time. At present, Charlesgate isn't accepting new nursing home patients, as its main focus is supporting the older adult emergency shelter program while Amos House manages daily operations, but the long tradition of care, focus on independence, and range of both living and support options let people know what's been possible at this longtime Providence facility.

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