Greenwood Center

    1139 Main Ave, Warwick, RI 02886
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Pleased with attentive short-term rehab

    I stayed at Greenwood Center for short-term rehab and was very pleased. The nurses and CNAs were attentive and caring (special thanks to Hope, Ezmeralda, John, Chris, Pat and Tiffany), PT/OT helped me regain strength, admissions (Alicia) was helpful, rooms were clean, and the staff went above and beyond - I would recommend it.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.78·(104)

    Overall rating

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

      3.5
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      2.4
    • Amenities

      1.8
    • Value

      3.8

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing staff
    • Skilled physical and occupational therapy teams
    • Caring certified nursing assistants (CNAs)
    • Effective post-acute rehabilitation program
    • Regular room cleaning and maintenance
    • Engaging activities and social programming
    • Accommodating admissions and care coordination
    • Assistance with Medicaid and insurance paperwork
    • Coordinated interdisciplinary clinical care
    • Willingness to accommodate special requests
    • Supportive hospice and end-of-life coordination
    • Family-friendly environment and social engagement opportunities

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and shift coverage
    • Variable staff competency and conduct
    • Language barriers impacting communication
    • Delays and inconsistencies in medication administration
    • Inconsistent sanitation and infection-control practices
    • Unreliable meal quality and dietary management
    • Limited availability of equipment and room amenities
    • Gaps in discharge planning and post-discharge follow-up
    • Weak access control and visitor-monitoring practices
    • Inconsistent laundry and personal-item handling
    • Front-office unresponsiveness and scheduling challenges
    • Management turnover and morale affecting care continuity
    • Allegations of missing cash and financial misconduct

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews of Greenwood Center show a highly mixed picture: many families and patients praise individual staff members and clinical teams, while others describe operational and safety gaps that affected care experiences. Strengths most consistently noted relate to direct clinical care and rehabilitation—nurses, CNAs, and the physical/occupational therapy teams receive frequent positive mention for attentive, skilled, and hands-on work that supported functional recovery and social engagement. Admissions coordination and certain administrative staff are also credited with helpful orientation and assistance with insurance/Medicaid paperwork. Several reviewers specifically highlighted effective post-acute rehabilitation outcomes and a welcoming, family-like atmosphere during positive stays.

    Care quality perceptions appear uneven. Positive comments emphasize compassionate nursing and CNA attention and strong PT/OT work that led to measurable improvement for many residents. Conversely, operational weaknesses described in multiple accounts include inconsistent staffing levels (notably on weekends and nights), variable staff responsiveness, and communication challenges tied to language barriers. Several families described delays in medication administration or medication reconciliation issues at discharge; these items suggest gaps in medication-management processes rather than uniformly poor clinical skill.

    Dining and nutrition emerged as a recurring concern. Reviewers described inconsistent meal quality, inadequate adherence to prescribed dietary needs, and limited protein/vegetable offerings at times. While some stays included satisfactory meals and accommodated special requests, the pattern of inconsistent dietary management has contributed to clinical setbacks for a portion of residents who require therapeutic diets.

    Facility- and environment-related issues are mixed. Positive comments cite regular room cleaning, large rooms for some units, and an active activities program (bingo, social interaction) that residents enjoyed. However, other accounts raise sanitation concerns, pest-control concerns, and shortcomings in room amenities and equipment availability (such as bedside toileting options, walkers, thermostats, or recliners). Maintenance items and small-room configurations were also mentioned as detracting from comfort and safety.

    Management, communication, and safety processes show variability that prospective families should note. Strengths include staff who go the extra mile, effective coordination during acute events in some cases, and helpful hospice collaboration. But recurring operational themes include front-office unresponsiveness, inconsistent discharge planning and follow-up, weak visitor/access-control practices, and turnover or morale issues among leadership that appear to affect continuity of care. A limited number of reviews raised serious concerns, including alleged missing cash and infection-control events; these individual claims warrant follow-up and verification with facility leadership and regulators when relevant.

    Bottom line: Greenwood Center demonstrates clear pockets of clinical excellence—particularly in nursing and rehabilitation—but also shows persistent operational variability that affects dining, sanitation, equipment availability, medication processes, and family communication. Prospective residents and families would benefit from directly assessing current staffing patterns, medication-safety procedures, dietary accommodations, infection-control measures, and security/discharge protocols during a tour and from asking for recent quality indicators or inspection results to understand how the facility is addressing the inconsistencies described in reviews.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 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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    Greenwood Center is located at 1139 Main Ave, Warwick, RI, 02886.

    About Greenwood Center

    Greenwood Center sits at 1139 Main Avenue in Warwick, Rhode Island, serving Kent County since 1964 and affiliated with Genesis HealthCare, and folks say the place can handle up to 123 residents or patients at a time, offering both short-stay skilled nursing and longer-term rehabilitation services and you'll find that the main person in charge down there is called Mike Lopes, the Center Executive Director, and they run the place with care around the clock, seeing to it that registered nurses and attending physicians are part of the staff all day and all night, keeping people safe and comfortable, and giving support for folks who need skilled nursing, home care, hospice care, Medicaid HCBS, or palliative care among other services, plus covering needs all over Rhode Island. The center's got physical, speech, and occupational therapy, they'll do pain management, medication support, wound care, and IV therapies, and people can get orthopedic rehab for joint replacements or injuries, psychiatric help, vision and dental care, even something like colostomy care and total parenteral nutrition, so the services cover a lot of ground for folks who need a lot of different things. Rooms come private or semi-private, always with air conditioning, private bathrooms, and the whole building's kept smoke-free, which is important for a lot of residents, and everyone can use the computer stations for internet, catch up with the newspapers and mail delivery, sit in the library for some quiet, and join in social activities, whether it's bingo, painting, games, crafts, day trips, or a spin in the golf cart, plus there's a spa, wellness center, and even beautiful gardens or a courtyard for some sunshine. There's a beauty salon and barber shop, lounges to relax in, activity and fitness rooms, and dining options that let folks gather in community, grab a meal in their room, or host family in a private space, with special attention for keeping the food right for each person's tastes or dietary needs; the staff also takes care of housekeeping, laundry, and provides services like pharmaceutical delivery and phone access, and the place is set up with a 24-hour security alarm, emergency alert system, and coordinated transportation so families don't worry about safety and getting to appointments or events. There's always interpreter services and support for cultural, religious, or educational needs and a staff that mainly speaks English but some speak other languages if needed, and it all comes together in a setup where people try to help each unique resident with what they really need, without fuss, and it shows in the center's average rating of 4.4 from 64 reviews, not perfect but showing folks do see the effort and know what they're getting when they walk in.

    People often ask...

    Greenwood Center offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    Yes, Greenwood Center allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 1139 Main Ave, Warwick, RI 02886.

    No, Greenwood Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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