CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Kent County, Rhode Island
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 11 nursing homes in Kent County, Rhode Island qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Kent County as urban.
In Rhode Island, 63 of 72 nursing homes (87.5%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Nursing Home Inc | Coventry | Yes, urban county | 60 | 415089 | |
| Avalon Nursing Home INC | Warwick | Yes, urban county | 31 | 415060 | |
| Brentwood Health Center | Warwick | Yes, urban county | Eden Healthcare | 96 | 415061 |
| Coventry Operations RI LLC DBA Respiratory and Reh | Coventry | Yes, urban county | 210 | 415078 | |
| Greenwood Operations DBA Greenwood Center | Warwick | Yes, urban county | 130 | 415008 | |
| Kent Regency Center | Warwick | Yes, urban county | Genesis Healthcare | 153 | 415009 |
| Riverview Healthcare Community | Coventry | Yes, urban county | Marquis Health Services | 190 | 415082 |
| Saint Elizabeth Home East Greenwich | East Greenwich | Yes, urban county | 168 | 415010 | |
| Sunny View Nursing Home | Warwick | Yes, urban county | Eden Healthcare | 57 | 415023 |
| West Shore Health Center Inc | Warwick | Yes, urban county | 145 | 415028 | |
| West View Nursing Home, Inc | West Warwick | Yes, urban county | Eden Healthcare | 120 | 415067 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.