CCN 415044 · Providence County, Rhode Island
The Friendly Home
303 Rhodes Avenue, Woonsocket, RI 02895
The Friendly Home is a 126-bed for-profit nursing home in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1979. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 111.3 residents a day, about 88% of its certified beds. HUD's healthcare database shows 2 FHA-insured Section 232 loans for a project matching this facility, most recently $4.5 million in May 2012 (223(a)(7) refinance of a 223(f) loan), and none of them appears in HUD's active-loan file.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 126
- Average residents per day
- 111.3 (88.3% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Friendly Eden Operations LLC
- Certified since
- Jun 1, 1979
- Chain or affiliated group
- None listed by CMS
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Rhode Island median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 | State spread: 13 at 1, 21 at 2, 7 at 3, 20 at 4, 10 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.66 | 3.58 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.51 | 0.72 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.23 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.9% | 39.3% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 88.3% | 89.9% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 4 totaling $107,709 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 12 (Dec 19, 2025) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). The Friendly Home meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gellis, LouisIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 02/07/2023 |
| OptimumbankOrganization | Mortgage Interest | n/a | 01/31/2024 |
Holders of a 5% or greater mortgage interest reported in the enrollment record: Optimumbank.
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2024 | Friendly Eden Operations LLC | Friendly Home Inc |
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2012 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a 223(f) loanHUD project name: Friendly Nursing Home, 126 beds. Lender at endorsement: 0 | $4,490,500 | Ended Jan 31, 2024Prepayment | 01622019 |
| Dec 22, 2003 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a 223(f) loanHUD project name: The Friendly Home, 126 beds. Lender at endorsement: 0 | $4,490,500 | Ended May 23, 2012Prepayment | 01622013 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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