Facility profile · CCN 415064
Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center
50 federal citations on record , including 4 at the Immediate Jeopardy level, and 2 federal enforcement actions totaling $241,130.
Record summary
Federal record · Q1 202650
Total citations
26
Last 3 years
5
Actual harm+
2
Federal penalties
$241,130
Total fines
3
Overall ★ rating
Most common violation categories here
Most common F-tags at this facility
Citation history
50 on record| Survey | F-Tag | Violation | Severity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2024 | F745 | Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D | Complaint |
| Dec 12, 2024 | F698 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | E | Standard |
| Dec 12, 2024 | F688 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | E | Standard |
| Dec 12, 2024 | F658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Standard |
| Dec 12, 2024 | F641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard |
| Aug 16, 2024 | F940 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 16, 2024 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | L | Complaint |
| Aug 16, 2024 | F835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | L | Complaint |
| Aug 16, 2024 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Complaint |
| Aug 16, 2024 | F760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E | Complaint |
| Aug 16, 2024 | F726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | F | Complaint |
| May 13, 2024 | F655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Complaint |
| May 13, 2024 | F625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D | Complaint |
| Mar 26, 2024 | F578 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | D | Complaint |
| Dec 13, 2023 | F761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | E | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2023 | F757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2023 | F699 | Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | E | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2023 | F695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2023 | F690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | E | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2023 | F686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2023 | F657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E | Standard |
| Dec 13, 2023 | F577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | B | Standard |
| Nov 6, 2023 | F835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | E | Complaint |
| Nov 6, 2023 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | Complaint |
| Nov 6, 2023 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | K | Complaint |
| Jun 1, 2023 | F600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint |
| Apr 12, 2023 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Complaint |
| Apr 5, 2023 | F836 | Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards. | D | Complaint |
| Apr 5, 2023 | F661 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. | D | Complaint |
| Mar 10, 2023 | F689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | Complaint |
| Mar 6, 2023 | F761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | D | Complaint |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F886 | Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | F | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F773 | Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | D | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | E | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F710 | Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. | D | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | E | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F687 | Provide appropriate foot care. | D | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | E | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F640 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | F | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F638 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | F | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F636 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | F | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F622 | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | D | Standard |
| Jan 23, 2023 | F569 | Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. | D | Standard |
Federal enforcement history
Federal regulators have imposed 2 enforcement actions against this facility, including 2 civil money penalties totaling $241,130 .
| Date | Type | Fine | Payment denial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Fine | $193,160 | — |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $47,970 | — |
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