Avalon Nursing Home INC
Avalon Nursing Home INC is a 31-bed nursing home in Warwick, Rhode Island. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1980-02-01. It averages 29.8 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Avalon Nursing Home INC?
CMS lists 27 health-inspection deficiencies for Avalon Nursing Home INC since 2023-05-10, 18 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-11.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | F0943 | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | E |
| 2026-03-11 | F0609, F0610 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2025-05-30 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | G |
| 2025-05-30 | F0658, F0921, F0947 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E |
| 2025-05-30 | F0577, F0761, F0812 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D |
| 2024-08-28 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-05-31 | F0812, F0880 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2024-05-31 | F0698, F0940 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | E |
| 2024-05-31 | F0803 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | D |
| 2024-05-31 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | B |
| 2024-05-16 | F0679 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | E |
| 2023-05-10 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-05-10 | F0658, F0692, F0881 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E |
| 2023-05-10 | F0558, F0561, F0636, F0656, F0791 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D |
How is Avalon Nursing Home INC staffed?
| Measure | This facility | RI average |
|---|---|---|
| Average number of residents per day | 29.8 | 98.3 |
Who owns Avalon Nursing Home INC?
Avalon Nursing Home INC is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name AVALON NURSING HOME, INC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | KOWALIK, DAVID | since 01/01/2023 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | KOWALIK, COLLEEN, KOWALIK, DAVID, KOWALIK, LISA | since 07/07/2014 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | KOWALIK, DAVID, SANTORO, RALPH | since 05/01/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | KOWALIK, DAVID, SANTORO, RALPH | since 01/01/2023 |
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