Based on record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the continuing competencies of nurse aides (NA), no less than 12 hours per year for 3 of 5 NAs that have been employed at the facility for more than one year, Staff C, D, and E.Findings are as follows: Record review revealed that Staff C, did not receive at least 12 hours of training.Record review revealed that Staff D, did not receive at least 12 hours of training.Record review revealed that Staff E, did not receive at least 12 hours of training.During a surveyor interview on 7/27/2026 at 2:50 PM with the Director of Nursing Services, she was unable to provide evidence that the above-mentioned staff had completed at least 12 hours of mandatory competencies as required.
F947 citations in Rhode Island
Nurse aide training · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Rhode Island cites F947 less often than its own record predicts
0.62 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 F947.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Rhode Island surveyors wrote
F947 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 record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure the continuing competencies of nurse aides, no less than 12 hours per year was maintained or monitored. Findings are as follows: Review of the education binder provided by the Assistant Director of Nursing Services (ADNS) failed to reveal documented evidence of regular in-service education for every nurse aide, (NA). During a surveyor interview with the ADNS on 4/27/2022 at 10:20 AM, she revealed that she keeps a mental note of staff in service education for tracking. Additionally, she indicated that the Director of Nursing Services, (DNS), maintained records of the required 12 hour mandatory training for nurse aides. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Rhode Island citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.30% | 0.97× |
| 2025 | 0.17% | 0.62× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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