Based on clinical record review, and staff and resident interview, the facility failed to provide a qualified dietitian for 4 of 4 residents reviewed who did not receive dietary consultations to evaluate individual nutritional needs, Resident ID #s 1, 2, 3, and 4.Findings are as follows:Record review of a community reported complaint submitted to the Rhode Island Department of Health on 9/30/2025, alleged concerns with the quality of care provided.A. Record review revealed Resident ID #1 was admitted to the facility in July of 2025 with a diagnosis of progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS, a disease of the central nervous system).Record review of a Quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE], revealed the resident has a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15 out of… …
F801 citations in Rhode Island
Qualified dietary staff · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Rhode Island cites F801 more often than its own record predicts
1.35 times the share F801 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2025, this is the portion that was F801.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F801 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.
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