Based on record review, and resident and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to explain the arbitration agreement to the resident and his or her representative in a form and manner that he or she understands, including in a language the resident and his or her representative understands, for 2 of 12 residents reviewed for arbitration agreements, Resident ID #s 20 and 42.Findings are as follows:Review of a policy titled, Binding Arbitration Agreements last revised November 2023, states in part, .Upon admission, or any time during the resident's stay, the resident (or representative) may be presented with the opportunity to utilize a binding arbitration agreement to resolve disputes as long as the terms and conditions of the agreement comply with federal… …
F847 citations in Rhode Island
Administration Deficiencies
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Rhode Island cites F847 more often than its own record predicts
1.17 times the share F847 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2025, this is the portion that was F847.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F847 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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