Rhode Island Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Rhode Island has 74 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 73 facilities with linked history (73 of 74), there are 2,071 cited deficiencies, averaging 28.4 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 118 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
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
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More Rhode Island Compliance Data
- Rhode Island Compliance Benchmark
- Rhode Island State Compliance Guide
- Rhode Island Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Rhode Island
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Official Sources
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- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families