Based on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to assess a resident using a quarterly review instrument specified by the State and approved by CMS not less frequently than once every 3 months for 4 of 6 residents, Resident ID #'s 1, 18, 22, and 39. Findings are as follows: 1. Record review for Resident ID #1 revealed that the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment that was due on 3/6/2023 was still in the process of being completed. 2. Record review for Resident ID #18 revealed that the MDS Assessment that was due on 3/6/2023 was still in the process of being completed. 3. Record review for Resident ID #22 revealed that the MDS Assessment that was due on 3/8/2023 was still in the process of being completed. 4. …
F638 citations in Rhode Island
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Rhode Island cites F638 less often than its own record predicts
0.85 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 F638.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F638 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 record review and staff interview, it is has been determined that the facility failed to assess residents using the quarterly review instrument specified by the State and approved by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) not less frequently than once every 3 months. According to the, State Operations Manual Appendix PP - Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities, last revised in February of 2023 states in part, .DEFINITIONS S483.20(c) 'Quarterly Review Assessment' is an OBRA ' 87-required, non-comprehensive assessment that must be completed at least every 92 days following the previous OBRA assessment of any type. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Rhode Island citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.38% | 1.70× |
| 2024 | 0.15% | 0.85× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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