Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center
Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center is a 154-bed nursing home in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1979-12-01. It averages 112.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center?
CMS lists 45 health-inspection deficiencies for Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center since 2023-01-23, 26 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is L; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-25.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2024-12-23 | F0745 | Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D |
| 2024-12-12 | F0688, F0698 | 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. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | E |
| 2024-12-12 | F0641, F0658 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2024-08-16 | F0835, F0880 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | L |
| 2024-08-16 | F0726, F0812 | 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2024-08-16 | F0760, F0940 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | E |
| 2024-05-13 | F0625, F0655 | 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. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D |
| 2024-03-26 | F0578 | 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 |
| 2023-12-13 | F0657, F0690, F0699, F0761 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / 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 |
| 2023-12-13 | F0686, F0695, F0757 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2023-12-13 | F0577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | B |
| 2023-11-06 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | K |
| 2023-11-06 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2023-11-06 | F0835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | E |
| 2023-01-23 | F0636, F0638, F0640, F0812, F0867, F0886 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | F |
| 2023-01-23 | F0686, F0692, F0757 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | E |
| 2023-01-23 | F0569, F0622, F0641, F0677, F0687, F0695, F0710, F0758, F0761, F0773 | Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate foot care. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. / 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. / 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. / Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D |
Why was Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-16 | Fine | $193,160 |
| 2023-11-06 | Fine | $47,970 |
How is Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center staffed?
| Measure | This facility | RI average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.82232 | 3.71423 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 30.1 | 40.6 |
| Average number of residents per day | 112.5 | 98.3 |
Who owns Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center, and what chain is it in?
Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name VIOLET SNF HOLDCO LLC and belongs to the THE MAYER FAMILY chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | BERKOWITZ, LEAH, MAYER, GIORGIO | since 08/15/2023 |
| CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE | AKHTAR, ALI, CRESPO, STEPHEN | since 01/01/2024 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | ELKINS, STEVEN | since 01/08/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CRESPO, STEPHEN, MAYER, GIORGIO | since 08/15/2023 |
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