Oakland Grove Health Care Center sits in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and offers care and services for seniors who need health or living support, and what you'll find here is a facility with 178 certified beds, an average of 122 residents each day, and both short-term and long-term options, so folks can get skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, memory care for dementia or Alzheimer's, substance use support, and even hospice care including a dedicated hospice suite for end-of-life comfort. You'll notice they run home care services Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but close on Sundays, and they've got programs called My Adult Foster Care, My Adult Home Care, My Senior Care Hub, and My Adult Behavior that aim to cover a range of care needs, even using things like Tele-Health for remote patient monitoring, care management, help with transportation, family engagement, Electronic Visit Verification, and a food program.
The place is run by Athena Health Care Systems, and it's part of their network, so residents can move through levels of care and age in place if their needs change, and you'll see they have trained care teams with OT, PT, Speech therapists, CNAs, Med Techs, and Nurses. Residents get help with things like dressing, bathing, and laundry, along with daily housekeeping, so families visiting notice things are tidy and rooms, whether private or semi-private, feel spacious and comfortable. There's a big dining area and they serve one to two prepared, nutritious meals every day, which must be good because the community won awards for Best Meals and Dining, Best Activities, and Most Friendly in Senior Living, even though the overall review score stays low with only one review available.
Oakland Grove puts effort into keeping folks connected and engaged with life enrichment programming and an events calendar, while outdoor landscapes, lounges, and community features give families and residents spaces to relax. There's a range of services-general health care, skilled nursing, assistive help, substance use support, short- and long-term rehab, respite care, housekeeping, laundry, transportation-and a senior care hub, and all these pieces make things more complete, though the nurse hours per resident each day sit at 3.29, below the state average of 3.8, and the nurse turnover rate is 41.1%, which is slightly below the Rhode Island average at least.
Inspection records show they've had some problems, like 48 total deficiencies in recent reports, five infection-related deficiencies, and in December 2024, a complaint highlighted three deficiencies, with infection control being one, including federal standards violations for infection control and issues safeguarding resident-identifiable information. Infection control, care planning, and other areas landed at severity level E, showing potential for more than minimal harm, but no actual harm was reported. Even with these, Oakland Grove offers a continuum of care in a homelike environment, keeping focus on comfort, safety, and the practical needs of seniors and their families looking for support at different stages.
