Woonsocket Health Center provides nursing home, skilled nursing, hospice care, and memory care in Woonsocket, RI. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide ongoing nursing care, while hospice care focuses on comfort for residents nearing the end of life. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Together, these services may suit someone whose medical or memory related needs require ongoing support and may change over time.
The community opened in 1975 and is operated by Peter Pezzelli. It has 150 beds, with private and semi private rooms that allow for either an individual room or a shared room. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 16 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated to each resident.
Rehabilitation services include physical, occupational, and speech therapies, along with post surgical care and orthopedic rehabilitation to support recovery after procedures or injuries. Other programs include IV therapy, TPN nutrition, cardiac care, oncology management, pulmonary rehabilitation, diabetic care and teaching, wound care, and dementia care. These services support residents with complex medical or cognitive needs.
A full service hair salon gives residents access to grooming services within the community. The chapel and library provide dedicated spaces for worship and reading. A Walk Score of 87 means the area is very walkable, with most errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently.
Payment options include Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay. Medicare applies to short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence.
