Eastgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in East Providence, RI

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    A cozy bedroom with two single beds and a window view.

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  • Building

    A small business entrance with stairs and a green awning.

  • Landscaping

    A residential house with brick exterior, landscaped garden, and a green awning over the porch.

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Eastgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in East Providence, RI

Eastgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home community in East Providence, RI.

Information last verified:

198 Waterman Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

3.9 from 39 reviews
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Overall Review of Eastgate Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

common 29 reviews mention this

Staff care and responsiveness stand out

Residents and families describe staff as attentive, caring, and responsive.

Many reviews emphasize how staff treated residents kindly and with compassion, and how questions or concerns were handled quickly. Several reviewers also highlight broad team involvement, including nursing, therapy, housekeeping, dietary, and front-office support. A few negative reviews describe the experience as hostile, including issues raised with management or staff behavior that reviewers felt weren’t addressed appropriately.

common 7 reviews mention this

Clean, well-kept environment

Multiple reviewers call out a clean, well-maintained facility.

Several families describe the building as clean and maintained, noting it felt welcoming and comfortable. Cleanliness is also mentioned alongside positive comments about room upkeep and staff professionalism. In the more critical reviews, the main concerns focus on medical and personal care problems rather than cleanliness itself.

common 9 reviews mention this

Food and dietary support get mixed

Food is a frequent point of discussion, from “excellent” to needing improvement.

Positive reviews mention good meals, satisfying options, and staff working with picky eaters, including menu requests and accommodating food needs. At least one reviewer says the kitchen was accommodating to a request. Other reviews raise problems such as food that seemed unrecognizable or uneaten, and concerns about dietary adjustments not being followed as expected.

common 6 reviews mention this

Activities help residents stay engaged

Residents are described as staying active through daily activities.

Reviews frequently mention activities like music, arts and crafts, holiday events, and resident gatherings. Families also describe activity calendars and groups such as Bingo and classes. Even when one review notes a specific resident may not participate much, it still portrays the activity offerings as structured and available.

caveat 3 reviews mention this

Infections and care outcomes raise concerns

Some reviews describe serious medical decline and infection-control concerns.

A small set of reviews describe health deteriorations that they attribute to the facility, including multiple infections and hospital transfers. These accounts also include allegations of poor infection control practices and insufficient responses to medical situations. While other reviews are positive about nursing and safety, these negative experiences are specific and severe.

caveat 2 reviews mention this

Admission acceptance and communication criticized

A couple of families report admission decisions were reversed.

Two reviews describe being advised that admission was accepted, followed by rescinded acceptance. In one case, the family also reports rude communication when they tried to understand why. The same reviewer describes this as creating major stress due to needing to find another facility quickly.

How we summarize

Counts show how many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes become a section.

Features

Housing

  • 68 resident community capacity 68 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Theodore F Green State (7 miles away) Theodore F Green State (7 miles away)
  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Physicians

  • University Orthopedics (0.6 miles)
  • Coastal Medical Sleep Disorder (1.2 miles)
  • Coastal Medical - Waterman Pediatrics (1.6 miles)
  • University Orthopedics (1.8 miles)
  • University Surgical Associates - Roth, Leslie A, MD (2 miles)
  • University Of Medicine Riverside (2.2 miles)
  • University Foot Care (2.2 miles)

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy (0.7 miles)
  • Walgreens (0.8 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1 miles)
  • Walgreens (1 miles)
  • East Side Wine and Spirits (2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.2 miles)

Parks

  • Waterman St Dog Park (0.7 miles)
  • Bold Point Park (0.9 miles)
  • Blackstone Park (0.9 miles)
  • Gano Park (1 miles)
  • Blackstone Boulevard (1.2 miles)
  • India Point Park (2.1 miles)
  • Roger Williams National Monument (2.1 miles)

Restaurants

  • Davenport's Restaurant (0.7 miles)
  • Pasta Beach (1 miles)
  • PVDonuts (1.1 miles)
  • Tallulah's Taqueria (1.1 miles)
  • Like No Udder (1.1 miles)
  • Knead Doughnuts (1.3 miles)
  • Al Forno Restaurant (1.5 miles)

Cafes

  • Starbucks (1.1 miles)
  • Seven Stars Bakery (1.6 miles)
  • Daves Coffee (1.7 miles)
  • Bolt Coffee (1.9 miles)
  • Seven Stars Bakery (1.9 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.2 miles)
  • Bolt Coffee (2.2 miles)

Hospitals

  • Bradley Hospital (2.1 miles)
  • Hasbro Children's Hospital (2.1 miles)
  • Women and Infants Laboratory (2.2 miles)
  • Miriam Hospital - Infection, Disease, & Immunology Center (2.6 miles)
  • Providence VA Medical Center (3.3 miles)

Transportation

  • Providence Station - MBTA & Amtrak (PVD) (2.2 miles)

Theaters

  • Providence Place Showcase IMAX Theaters (2.4 miles)

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