Hattie Ide Chaffee Home

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

67.1% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — CMS rates that better than the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 200 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 32.6% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 89 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.43 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 73% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 50% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 69 beds and averages 67.1 residents a day — about 97% occupied, or roughly 2 beds typically open. It runs essentially full — expect a waiting list. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 5.39 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 1.15 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 3.69 is at or above the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 4.86 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 5.61 on weekdays — 13% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 1.33 to 0.72 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 35% is below the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are fewer than at the previous inspection — improving. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

19 citations, most serious first. The 11 most serious are shown; the remaining 8 are one tap away and print in full.

• Immediate jeopardy · J2024-06-17 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — isolated
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure that each resident receives adequate supervision to prevent an accident for 2 of 3 reviewed who require supervision while eating, Resident ID #s 368 and 55. Findings are as follows: Review of the undated facility policy titled, Aspiration [when food or liquids are inhaled into the airway] Precautions/Managing Dysphagia [difficulty swallowing], which states in part, .It's the policy of this facility to monitor the resident's ability to eat and to do what is reasonable and necessary to treat dysphagia so as to prevent the risk of aspiration .Factors that may place a resident at risk for aspiration .Inappropriate fluid consistency and/or food textures . 1. Record review revealed Resident ID #368 was admitted to the facility in June of 2024 with diagnoses including, but not limited to: dysphagia, Parkinson's disease (a disorder of the nervous system that affects movement, including tremors), and pneumonitis…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Fcited before2025-06-20 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety relative to the main kitchen and two of two kitchenettes. Findings are as follows: 1. Record review of the State Operations Manual Appendix PP-Guidance to Surveyors for Long term care Facilities states in part, chemical products and supplies, must be clearly marked . Record review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standard 1910.1200 (f)(1) states in part, .ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals .required to label, tag or mark the following .product identifier, signal word (danger or warning), a statement that the full label information for the chemical is provided on the immediate outside package . During a surveyor observation on 6/16/2025 at approximately 8:45 AM of the main kitchen, a spray bottle filled with a pink colored liquid with the words sanitizing solution was handwritten in black magic marker. During a surveyor…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-06-20 · tag F0658 — failed to meet professional standards of care — isolated
  Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that residents receive treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice, relative to physician's orders for 2 of 3 residents observed, Resident ID #s 42 and 361. Findings are as follows: According to Mosby's 4th Edition, Fundamentals of Nursing, page 314 states in part, The physician is responsible for directing medical treatment. Nurses are obligated to follow physician's orders unless they believe that the orders are in error or would harm the clients. 1. Record review revealed Resident ID #42 was admitted to the facility in November of 2024 with diagnoses including, but not limited to, chronic peripheral venous insufficiency (a condition where the veins in the legs are unable to effectively return blood to the heart, leading to blood pooling in the legs) and localized bilateral lower extremity edema (swelling in both legs). Review of a physician's order dated 2/22/2025 revealed to off load the resident's heels when in bed, every…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-20 · tag F0690 — failed to manage incontinence, catheters, and urinary infections — isolated
  Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to provide appropriate treatment and services for 1 of 3 residents reviewed with an indwelling catheter (a flexible tube that collects urine from the bladder and leads to a drainage bag), Resident ID # 47. Findings are as follows: Review of Lippincott Nursing Procedures Manual, Ninth Edition, last revised in 2023, states in part, .urge the patient to keep the drainage bag lower than the bladder at all times, because urine in the bag is a perfect growth medium for bacteria. Caution the patient also not to go to bed or take long naps while wearing the leg bag . Record review revealed that the resident was admitted to the facility in May of 2023 with diagnoses including, but not limited to, hemiplegia (paralysis, or the inability to move, on one side of the body), hemiparesis (one side muscle weakness), and retention of urine. Record review revealed a physician's order dated 5/20/2025 for an indwelling catheter. Review of a care plan initiated on 5/12/2025 revealed to…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-06-20 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program to help prevent the transmission of communicable diseases and infection, relative to 1 of 2 residents with wound dressing changes observed, Resident ID #17, for 1 of 1 resident on droplet/contact precautions (an infection control measure that is used when a resident is known or expected to be infected to prevent the spread of germs that can be transmitted through respiratory droplets expelled when a person coughs, sneezes, or speaks), Resident ID #24, and for 1 of 2 residents on contact precautions (an infection control measure used in healthcare settings to prevent the spread of germs that can be transmitted by direct or indirect contact with a resident or their environment) for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff, a bacterium that can cause life-threatening diarrhea), Resident ID #53. Findings are as follows: 1. Review of the facility's policy titled Infection Control Policy and Procedure for Clean Dressing…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-20 · tag F0940 — failed to train staff — isolated
  Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to develop, implement, and maintain an effective training program for all newly hired employees and annual training for existing employees consistent with their expected roles, relative to education involving abuse, infection control, dementia behavioral health management, trauma informed care and QAPI (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement) per the facility assessment, for 7 of 11 newly hired or existing employees, Staff M, N, O, P, Q, R, and S. Findings are as follows: Review of the Facility Assessment, last updated January 30, 2025, states in part, .the intent of the facility assessment is for the facility to evaluate it's resident population and identify resources needed to provide the necessary person-centered care and services the residents require . 1. Record review revealed Administration Office worker, Staff M, was hired on 6/1/2021. Review of her training records failed to reveal evidence that she received or completed education regarding the following; Abuse and Neglect,…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Administration Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-09-09 · tag F0552 — isolated
  Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to inform, in advance, the care to be furnished by the physician or other practitioner or professional, of the risks and benefits of proposed care, of treatment and treatment alternatives or treatment options and to choose the alternative or option he or she prefers relative to the ordering of and administration of medication for 1 of 1 resident reviewed, Resident ID #1. Findings are as follows: Record review of a community reported complaint submitted to the Rhode Island Department of Health on 9/6/2024 alleges that Resident ID #1 received a new medication, and the complainant was never notified. Review of the facility document titled, Change in Resident's Condition or Status states in part, [Name of facility redacted] will promptly [notify] the resident, the Attending Physician, and the resident's Power of Attorney or representative, of changes in the resident's medical/mental condition and or status .3) Unless otherwise instructed by the resident, the Nurse Supervisor/Charge Nurse will…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2024-06-26 · tag F0658 — failed to meet professional standards of care — isolated
  Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on record review, resident, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that services being provided meet professional standards of practice relative to following a physician's order for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for nutrition, Resident ID #1. Findings are as follows: Record review of an anonymous reported complaint submitted to The Rhode Island Department of Health on 6/26/2024, alleges that Resident ID #1 was served food when s/he had an order for nothing by mouth (NPO). The complaint alleges that the resident's family member arrived to find Resident ID #1 choking. According to Mosby's 4th Edition, Fundamentals of Nursing, page 314 states in part, The physician is responsible for directing medical treatment. Nurses are obligated to follow physician's orders unless they believe the orders are in error or would harm the clients. Record review revealed the resident was admitted to the facility in June of 2024 with diagnoses including, but not limited to, cerebral infarction (stroke), flaccid hemiparesis (decreased muscle tone and inability to…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2024-06-17 · tag F0730 — widespread
  Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
  What the surveyor found here — the official record, unedited, may be distressing

  Based on record review and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to complete annual performance reviews for every nurse aide (nursing assistant), at least once every 12 months, for 5 of 5 nursing assistants reviewed, Staff G, K, L, M, and N. Findings are as follows: Record review of the personnel files failed to reveal evidence that an annual performance evaluation within the last 12 months was completed for the following nursing assistants: -Staff G, Date of hire 8/14/2019 -Staff K, Date of hire 6/16/2022 -Staff L, Date of hire 3/24/2022 -Staff M, Date of hire 6/20/2021 -Staff N, Date of hire 7/12/2021 During a surveyor interview on 6/13/2024 at approximately 10:15 AM with the Director of Nursing Services, she was unable to provide evidence of a completed performance evaluation within the last 12 months for the above-mentioned employees.

  Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Fcited before2024-06-17 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on surveyor observation and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to ensure that food is stored and distributed in accordance with professional standards for food service safety, relative to the main kitchen and 1 of 3 kitchenettes observed. Findings are as follows: 1. Record review of the Rhode Island Food Code, 2018 Edition, Section 3-501.17 states in part, .READY -TO-EAT-TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD prepared and held in a FOOD ESTABLISHMENT for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the FOOD shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded when held at a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius or 41 degrees Fahrenheit or less for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1 . During the initial tour of the kitchen, on 6/10/2024 at approximately 9:00 AM the following was observed in the walk-in refrigerator: - approximately 15 sour cream 1 ounce (oz) containers with a manufacturer's use by date of 6/3/2024 - one 32 oz container of vanilla yogurt, not labeled or dated - 6…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Fcited before2024-06-17 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — widespread
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on surveyor observation, record review, and staff interview, it has been determined that the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program to help prevent the transmission of communicable diseases and infections as the facility failed to implement a water management program (WPM) based upon industry standards and/or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and to perform and document specified testing for the prevention of Legionella disease (a very serious type of lung infection caused by the bacteria called Legionella which can be found in water). Additionally, the facility failed to implement proper hand hygiene for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for Clostridium difficile (C.diff-a bacteria that may cause an infection in the colon), Resident ID #168. Further, the facility failed to conduct appropriate infection control practices relative to the storage of soiled linen for 1 of 1 soiled linen bin observed. Findings are as follows: According to the CDC, C. diff: Facts for Clinicians, dated 3/2024, when caring for a residents who have a…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

$40,295 in federal fines across 1 penalty. 1 Medicare payment denial on record.

• $40,295 — penalty dated 2024-06-17
• Medicare payment denial — starting 2024-07-09 for 6 days

Dates are the dates CMS records the penalty, not the date of the conduct behind it. CMS publishes penalties on a rolling window, so this is what is currently on the public file — not the home’s lifetime history, and an older fine may attach to a problem that has since been corrected. The amounts are as imposed: the CMS file does not record whether a penalty was appealed, reduced, or paid, so we don’t say. Ask the home what each one was for and what changed since.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 15 rows in the source record cover these 7 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted. The source lists no ownership percentage for any of them — PECOS records a share only for equity interests, not for board or management roles.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

A reported operating loss is common in this industry and is not by itself a sign of trouble — but paired with large related-party payments it can mean profit is being taken elsewhere in the ownership structure.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in RI