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Deficiency Records for Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2026-03-25 | 2026-03-31 | Y |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-10 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-10 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-10 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-10 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-10 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-10 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-10 | N |
| Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Health | 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-30 | Y |
| Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-09 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-09 | Y |
| Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-09 | Y |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-09 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-09 | Y |
| 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. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-09 | Y |
| 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. | Health | 2024-05-13 | 2024-06-24 | Y |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2024-05-13 | 2024-06-24 | Y |
| 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. | Health | 2024-03-26 | 2024-05-06 | Y |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | Health | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | Health | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | Health | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-28 | N |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-11-06 | 2023-11-06 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-11-06 | 2023-11-06 | Y |
| Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | Health | 2023-11-06 | 2023-11-06 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-15 | Y |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-03-15 | N |
| Provide appropriate foot care. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Assure that each resident?s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. | Health | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-28 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-13 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-13 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-13 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-13 | N |
| Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment. | Fire Safety | 2023-01-23 | 2023-02-13 | N |