Based on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to meet professional standards of practice, in accordance with physician orders and the comprehensive person-centered care plan, for 1 of 1 resident reviewed who was receiving antibiotics via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC; a long flexible tube that is inserted into a vein in the arm and threaded through a larger vein leading to the heart, used to administer intravenous (IV) fluids and medications), Resident ID #173. Findings are as follows: Record review revealed the resident was admitted to the facility in April of 2025 with a diagnosis including, but not limited to, enterococcal bacteremia (a bacteria that enters the bloodstream and may cause a widespread inflammatory response). …
F694 citations in Rhode Island
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Rhode Island cites F694 more often than its own record predicts
1.08 times the share F694 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2025, this is the portion that was F694.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F694 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 | 1.14% | 3.99× |
| 2024 | 0.15% | 0.53× |
| 2025 | 0.35% | 1.08× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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