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Lake Forrest

⌖ Smithfield, RI · Providence County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds133
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (individual)

About Lake Forrest

Lake Forrest is a 133-bed for-profit nursing home in Smithfield, RI. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Rhode Island is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Jan 2026), inspectors found 16 problems, more than the Rhode Island average of 9.3. 2 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 16 min a day with each resident, less than the Rhode Island average of 3 hr 43 min. About 47% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $104,543 in the last three years.

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Key details

Facility nameCedar Haven Operations LLC DBA Lake Forrest Health
LocationProvidence County, Rhode Island
Address180 Log Road, Smithfield, RI 02917 · Providence County
CMS provider number415049
Ownership typeFor-profit (individual)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceNovember 1, 1977 (48 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating1 of 5Much below average
Health inspections1 of 5Much below average
Quality measures3 of 5Average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

About average

  • Registered nurse time per resident44 min a dayRhode Island average: 46 min
    About average

Things to ask about

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  • Serious health citations2 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Nov 2025 (within the past year). All 2 were later corrected.
    Ask about this
  • Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $104,543; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2025 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.
    Ask about this
  • Health citations at last inspection16 (Jan 2026)Rhode Island average: 9.3. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Worse than state average
  • Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 16 min a dayRhode Island average: 3 hr 43 min
    Worse than state average
  • Nursing staff turnover47% a yearRhode Island average: 41%
    Worse than state average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Rhode Island average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare has not rated this part of the home’s care.

  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.5%State average: 2.0%
    Better than average

Physical therapist time: about 0 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 4 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 3 of 5 (average)

  • Falls with a major injury4.8%State average: 3.6%
    Worse than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)4.0%State average: 4.2%
    About average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs32.3%State average: 22.5%
    Worse than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Rhode Island average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Rhode Island, Medicaid pays for 63% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 86% Medicaid
  • 1% Medicare
  • 13% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average84%Rhode Island typical: 87%
Cost of care per resident day$309Rhode Island typical: $369

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 6 times.

Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing4★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201943423.9
Jan 202012312.9
Jan 202112312.8
Jan 2022––––3.1
Jan 202311443.2
Jan 202422333.1
Feb 202511213.3
Feb 202611333.3
Sep 202611433.3

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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