On Borden Street in Providence’s Upper South Providence neighborhood, a mile from the city center, Steere House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been operating since 1874. That is one of the longest institutional histories in Rhode Island long-term care, and it shows up in an established structure: 120 beds, a 93% occupancy rate with 111 beds currently filled, and an average stay of 123 days. Executive Director Julie Richard leads the facility, which accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. The Walk Score of 77 puts the neighborhood firmly in very walkable territory.
Short-term rehabilitation stays and longer-term nursing care both have a place here, as does memory care. CMS Facility Characteristics counts 108 current residents.
Staffing data from CMS shows total nursing hours at 5 hours 5 minutes per resident per day, with RN coverage at 57 minutes. A state-approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program runs on-site, which is worth noting: it indicates the facility is investing in developing its own care workforce rather than relying entirely on external hiring. An Active Resident Council and a Residents Group are both in place.
State inspections have addressed areas spanning care planning and documentation, dietary and food service, and fall and injury prevention. These themes are common across long-term care, and their presence reflects the range of regulatory attention this type of facility typically draws over a multi-year inspection history.
Steere House is a high-occupancy, century-old nursing and memory care facility in urban Providence, with full Medicare and Medicaid certification and a resident population that spans short rehabilitation stays through long-term care.
