Nursing home report card · Providence, RI
Bethany Home of Rhode Island
111 South Angell Street, Providence, RI 02906
Call this home: (401) 831-2870
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Quick summary
About average Medicare rating
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Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.
How recent is this information?
- Medicare file prepared
- Aug 1, 2026
- Our record last updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- Last routine health inspection
- Nov 26, 2025
These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.
Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
Based on problems found during health inspections.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
Based on staffing levels and related measures.
Above average
Based on reported health and care results.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
What do the ratings and warnings mean?
- Medicare ratings
- One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
- Inspection problems
- Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
- Abuse warning
- Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
- Nursing staff time
- Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.
At a glance
These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.
Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections
Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations
Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records
Medicare home ID: 415096
Inspection findings to read first
Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.
Caused actual harm · isolated case
Nov 5, 2025 · Inspection rule F0689
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Could have caused harm · widespread case
Nov 26, 2025 · Inspection rule F0813
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Could have caused harm · pattern case
Nov 26, 2025 · Inspection rule F0554
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Nursing staff time
These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.
about 1 hr 27 min per resident per day
about 4 hr 50 min per resident per day
about 1 hr 3 min per resident per day
Latest inspection summary
A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.
Inspectors last checked the home’s day-to-day care on November 26, 2025 and wrote up 7 health problems. The same visit also found 0 fire-safety problems. Looking across recent visits: 7 on visit 1, then 8 on visit 2, then 4 on visit 3.
Top issue areas on the latest visit
- Resident rights: 2
- Assessment & care planning: 2
- Nutrition & dietary: 1
- Quality of life & care: 1
- Nursing & physician services: 1
| Visit | Health check date | Health problems | Fire-safety date | Fire problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2025-11-26 | 7 | 2025-11-26 | 0 |
| #2 | 2024-09-26 | 8 | 2024-09-26 | 0 |
| #3 | 2023-11-08 | 4 | 2023-11-08 | 3 |
How this home compares
Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.
- Overall CMS rating: 3 stars — better than the state average (2.9 stars)
- Health inspection rating: 3 stars — better than the state average (2.8 stars)
- Staffing rating: 4 stars — better than the state average (3.2 stars)
- Registered nurse time per resident: 1.45 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 4.84 hours/day
- The latest health inspection listed 7 problems. State and national averages can cover different inspection periods and are not a like-for-like comparison with this inspection.
See the dates used for these averages
Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; Rhode Island averages Aug 1, 2026; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.
Other concerns in the records
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- Recent citations include infection-control problems
- CMS has fined this home in the recent reporting period
How serious were the problems?
Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.
- Caused actual harm1 citation
- Could have caused harm20 citations
- Low risk of harm1 citation
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 19
- Fire safety
- 3
- Other
- 0
Who owns it
Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as Non profit - Corporation.
- OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · Organization · NOT APPLICABLE · since 03/01/2021
- CORPORATE OFFICER · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 03/01/2021
- OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 03/01/2021
- CORPORATE DIRECTOR · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 01/01/2021
Inspection history
Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.
November 26, 20256 findings
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0554 · code E
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0658 · code E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Nursing and Physician Services problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0726 · code E
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0813 · code F
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0842 · code D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- Resident Rights problemsLow risk of harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0577 · code B
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
November 5, 20251 finding
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCaused actual harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0689 · code G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
September 26, 20248 findings
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0760 · code D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Nursing and Physician Services problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0726 · code E
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0865 · code F
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0623 · code F
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0880 · code F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Resident Rights problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0583 · code E
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0658 · code D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0699 · code D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
November 8, 20237 findings
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0812 · code F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0658 · code D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0699 · code D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0757 · code D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Egress problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0225 · code F
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
- Miscellaneous problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0712 · code F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0918 · code F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Fines & penalties
These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.
- Fine · Nov 5, 2025$8,278
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