F770 in Rhode Island. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Rhode Island cites F770 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.67×
1.67 times the share F770 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Rhode Island citations0.35%
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2025, this is the portion that was F770.
Rhode Island0.35%
National0.21%
Share of all citations that were F770.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F770 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.
G · Actual harm, isolatedMarch 8, 2023
Based on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to meet the needs of the residents regarding timeliness of reporting laboratory results relative to a positive wound culture for 1 of 1 resident reviewed, Resident ID #1.
Findings are as follows:
Record review revealed the resident was readmitted in February of 2023 after a hospitalization that revealed s/he sustained 2 rib fractures and a vertebral (bone of spine) fracture after an unwitnessed fall in the facility.
Record review of a care plan focus area revised on 2/25/2023 revealed s/he has pressure ulcers to the coccyx and left heel and is followed by a wound MD (medical doctor) and wound nurse. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedMarch 5, 2026
Based on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to obtain laboratory services to meet the needs of its residents for 1 of 1 resident reviewed who was ordered a Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c, a blood test that shows the average level of blood sugar over the past 2 to 3 months) level, Resident ID #3. Findings are as follows: Record review revealed the resident was admitted to the facility in November of 2025 with a diagnosis including, but not limited to, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM; a metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar resulting from the body's inability to use insulin properly and the inability to produce enough insulin). …
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