Based on surveyor observation, record review, resident, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to promote and facilitate self-determination through support of a resident choice, relative to weekly showers for 1 of 1 resident reviewed, Resident ID #29. Findings are as follows: Record review revealed that Resident ID #29 was admitted to the facility in March of 2024 with diagnoses including, but not limited to, hemiplegia (complete or severe paralysis on one side of the body) and hemiparesis (one-sided muscle weakness) following a stroke affecting the right dominant side. …
F561 citations in Rhode Island
Self-determination · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Rhode Island cites F561 less often than its own record predicts
0.72 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2024, this is the portion that was F561.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F561 findings written in Rhode Island, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Rhode Island citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.19% | 0.36× |
| 2024 | 0.30% | 0.72× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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