Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide a scoop plate (a plate with raised, curved edges that helps guide food onto a utensil) for 1 of 1 resident reviewed who requires adaptive eating equipment, Resident ID #4. Findings are as follows: Record review revealed the resident was admitted to the facility with diagnoses including, but not limited to, dementia, muscle weakness, and legal blindness. Review of the care plan revealed a focus area indicating that the resident has a nutritional problem related to his/her dementia progression, blindness, and requires more staff assistance with eating. Further review revealed an intervention for a scoop plate with all meals. …
F810 citations in Rhode Island
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Rhode Island cites F810 more often than its own record predicts
1.37 times the share F810 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2025, this is the portion that was F810.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F810 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 | 0.57% | 4.21× |
| 2024 | 0.30% | 2.27× |
| 2025 | 0.17% | 1.37× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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