Based on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to electronically transmit encoded, accurate, and complete Minimum Data Set (MDS) data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) System within 14 days of completion for 3 of 4 residents reviewed for MDS records over 120 days old, Resident ID #s 50, 71, and 106. Additionally, the facility failed to complete and transmit a Significant Change MDS Assessment for 1 of 2 hospice residents reviewed, Resident ID #75 and they failed to complete and transmit a discharge MDS Assessment for 1 of 3 discharged residents reviewed, Resident ID #94. …
F640 citations in Rhode Island
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Rhode Island cites F640 less often than its own record predicts
0.45 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 F640.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F640 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 has been determined that the facility failed to electronically transmit encoded, accurate, and complete Minimum Data Set (MDS) data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) System within 14 days of completion for 9 of 10 residents reviewed for assessments due in October of 2023, Resident ID #s 2, 8, 9, 15, 39, 42, 58, 63, and 80. Findings are as follows: Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual v1.18.11 effective 10/01/2023 revealed that all assessments must be transmitted within 14 days of the assessment completion date. 1. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Rhode Island citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.19% | 0.49× |
| 2024 | 0.15% | 0.45× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
What else Rhode Island surveyors cite →
Deficiency Index is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by CMS, Medicare, or any government agency. About this data · Report a correction