• CMS rates this facility 5/5 stars (above average)
• Has 156 certified beds with an average of 149.5 residents per day (96% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 2 deficiencies (inspected Sep 25, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $14,433 across 1 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 3.95 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 27.1%
Cedar Crest Nursing Centre Inc is a 5-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Cranston, Rhode Island with 156 certified beds. It has been operating since 1970. The facility scored above average compared to Rhode Island facilities.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEZZELLI WHIPPLE, SUSAN | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 32% | Mar 29, 1991 |
| PEZZELLI, LISA | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 36% | Mar 29, 1991 |
| WHIPPLE, THOMAS | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 32% | Mar 29, 1991 |
| FONTAINE, LYNNE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Feb 1, 2003 |
| KRUSZ, STEPHANIE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 2, 2025 |
| PEZZELLI WHIPPLE, SUSAN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 29, 1991 |
| PEZZELLI WHIPPLE, SUSAN | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 29, 1991 |
| WHIPPLE, THOMAS | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 29, 1991 |
| MARANDOLA, SUSAN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2000 |
| PEZZELLI WHIPPLE, SUSAN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 29, 1991 |
| WHIPPLE, THOMAS | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 29, 1991 |