Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
Westerly Health Center
Does Westerly Health Center have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Westerly Health Center (CCN 415081), in Westerly, RI, has federal inspection findings on its record. In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 4 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity G on CMS's A–L scale, a level CMS classifies as actual harm. The most recent federal survey on file is dated 2025-04-23. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. CMS has $8,278 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record as published by CMS and draws no conclusion of its own. Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly.
The Federal Record
At its most recent federal inspection, CMS cited this facility for 1 actual-harm deficiency.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with federal regulators (CMS). Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Civil money penalties on file
$8,278
CMS has $8,278 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 4 · CMS state average: 3.0
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
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.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
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.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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.
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