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Nursing home · Warren, RI

Grace Barker Nursing Center

54 Barker Avenue, Warren, RI 02885

RN turnover here is 18.2%, well under the Rhode Island average of 38.8%.

RN turnover
18.2%
Rhode Island average 38.8%
RN time per resident
38 min/day
Rhode Island average 46 min
Nursing team turnover
41.4%
Rhode Island average 40%
CMS staffing rating
4 of 5
Certified beds 86
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Grace Barker Nursing Center

Grace Barker Nursing Center is a 86-bed nursing home in Warren, Rhode Island. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 18.2% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 66 Rhode Island nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 38.8%, so Grace Barker Nursing Center keeps its RNs better than 89% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells a different story. Residents here receive about 38 minutes of RN time per day, against 46 minutes across Rhode Island. That is less RN coverage than most Rhode Island nursing homes. CMS gives Grace Barker Nursing Center a staffing rating of 4 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 41.4% here compared with 40% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

  • About 82% of RNs counted here stayed through CMS's 12-month measurement period, so you would join a team with continuity.
  • RN hours per resident run below the state average, so ask how assignments are built on your shift.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • How many residents does each RN cover on the shift I would work?
  • How is weekend RN coverage handled?
  • What keeps your RNs here? Ask the nurses you meet, not only the manager.
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Sources. CMS Care Compare nursing home provider data, released October 2026. Turnover is the share of staff who stopped working at the facility over a 12-month period. CMS Five-Star overall rating from CMS Care Compare.