Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain an effective infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment to help prevent the transmission of communicable diseases and infections. Specifically, the facility failed to properly store, secure, and dispose of biohazardous waste (any material contaminated with infectious agents or potentially infectious substances that pose a risk to others) and overfilled sharps containers (used for the safe disposal of used needles, syringes, and other sharp medical items to prevent needlestick injuries and the spread of infection) in unsecured and unlocked areas on four (4) of four (4) units observed, including a secured memory care unit. …
F880 citations in Rhode Island
Infection prevention and control · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Rhode Island cites F880 less often than its own record predicts
0.81 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Rhode Island in 2025, this is the portion that was F880.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F880 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.
Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to; obtain, review, and report laboratory tests, as ordered, and complete ordered COVID-19 testing upon admission and on subsequent days for 2 of 3 newly admitted residents reviewed, Resident ID #s 1 and 2. The facility's failure involved urinary tract infection (UTI) related laboratory testing and follow-up, and the failure to obtain Covid-19 testing, as ordered, resulted in a delay of care, including the hospitalization of Resident ID #1 with diagnoses including Covid-19 and a UTI. …
Based on clinical record review, surveyor observation, and staff interview, the facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment, and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections relative to a clean dressing change for 1 of 1 residents observed for Jejunostomy tube (j-tube- is a feeding tube placed directly into the small intestines.) site care, Resident ID #1.Findings are as follows:Record review of a community reported complaint submitted to the Rhode Island Department of Health on 7/29/2026, alleged in part, The resident has required multiple hospital transfers to replace his/her j-tube.Review of a facility policy titled, Non-sterile dressing… …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Rhode Island citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.70% | 1.10× |
| 2024 | 7.69% | 1.37× |
| 2025 | 5.03% | 0.81× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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