Based on surveyor observation, clinical record review, and resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure a resident's dignity was maintained relative to privacy of personal needs for 5 of 5 residents reviewed for the use of adult protective underwear, Resident ID #s 3, 16, 24, 28, and 31.Findings are as follows:Record review of a facility policy titled Resident Rights states in part, .As a resident you will be treated in a manner that promotes and enhances quality of life, ensuring dignity .Right to Privacy and Confidentiality: during treatment and care of one's personal needs .During a surveyor observation on 12/3/2025 at 12:17 PM, of the first-floor main hallway, signage was noted to be posted on the exterior door to the resident care supply closet. …
F583 citations in Rhode Island
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Rhode Island cites F583 more often than its own record predicts
1.13 times the share F583 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2025, this is the portion that was F583.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F583 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.
Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide residents with the right to personal privacy and confidentiality of his/her personal and medical records relative to the posting of past survey results. Findings are as follows: During a surveyor observation of the main hallway area on 7/3/2024 at 8:15 AM, revealed a Survey Results envelope. In the envelope there were copies of previous survey rosters which included identifying information of residents from the following survey dates: Record review of the Survey Results envelope revealed the following: - Resident/Staff Roster form dated 10/4/2019 with four residents identified, ID #s 11, 106, 107 and 108. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Rhode Island citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.19% | 0.35× |
| 2024 | 0.44% | 0.75× |
| 2025 | 0.69% | 1.13× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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