47279 Based on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide care consistent with professional standards of practice for 3 of 3 residents reviewed with an ostomy (colostomy/ileostomy; are surgical procedures that reroute the bowel to an opening in the abdomen, called a stoma. A wafer, which is fitted or cut to the individual size of the stoma, and a pouch are attached externally around the stoma, to collect the stool from the intestines), Resident ID #s 24, 60, and 99. …
F691 citations in Rhode Island
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
Rhode Island cites F691 more often than its own record predicts
3.71 times the share F691 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2024, this is the portion that was F691.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F691 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 provide care consistent with the comprehensive care plan for 1 of 1 resident reviewed who required colostomy care, Resident ID #230. Record review revealed the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a diagnosis including, but not limited to, colostomy status (a surgical procedure in which a piece of the large intestine is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall). Record review of a hospital document with discharge instructions dated 12/27/2023, states in part, .If your colostomy output is less than 500 ml [milliliters]/day .please call your surgeon . …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Rhode Island citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.19% | 2.34× |
| 2024 | 0.30% | 3.71× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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