Rhode Island Nursing Home Compliance Benchmark — 2026
Use this benchmark to see how Rhode Island compares on skilled nursing facility compliance. Rhode Island's 74 CMS-certified facilities average 28.0 deficiency citations each, with 2,071 total citations on record and 1 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 118 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. The categories and F-Tags below show where Rhode Island facilities are most frequently cited, all from official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Rhode Island
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 593 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 366 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 289 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 173 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 169 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 144 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Rhode Island
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 188 citations
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 127 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 108 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 107 citations
- F-Tag F0760: Residents are Free of Significant Medication Errors — 102 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 95 citations
- F-Tag F0686: Treatment/Services to Prevent/Heal Pressure Ulcers — 81 citations
- F-Tag F0842: Resident Records-Identifiable Information — 70 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 69 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 56 citations