Nursing home report card · Warren, RI
Grace Barker Nursing Center
54 Barker Avenue, Warren, RI 02885
Call this home: (401) 245-9100
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Quick summary
Large fines appear in this home’s records
Reported penalties total about $114,806. Fines often follow serious or repeated inspection failures.
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
- Apr 30, 2026
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.
Above average
Based on problems found during health inspections.
Above average
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: 415014
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.
Immediate danger to residents · isolated case
Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection rule F0728
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Immediate danger to residents · pattern case
Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection rule F0835
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Caused actual harm · isolated case
Sep 29, 2023 · Inspection rule F0689
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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 39 minutes per resident per day
about 3 hr 52 min per resident per day
about 22 minutes 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 April 30, 2026 and wrote up 1 health problem. The same visit also found 3 fire-safety problems. Looking across recent visits: 1 on visit 1, then 4 on visit 2, then 9 on visit 3.
Top issue areas on the latest visit
- Emergency preparedness: 2
- smoke: 1
- Infection control: 1
| Visit | Health check date | Health problems | Fire-safety date | Fire problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2026-04-30 | 1 | 2026-04-30 | 3 |
| #2 | 2025-02-05 | 4 | 2025-02-05 | 3 |
| #3 | 2024-02-23 | 9 | 2024-02-23 | 0 |
How this home compares
Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.
- Overall CMS rating: 4 stars — better than the state average (2.9 stars)
- Health inspection rating: 4 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: 0.64 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 3.87 hours/day
- The latest health inspection listed 1 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
- Several recent fire-safety problems are on record
- 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.
- Immediate danger to residents2 citations
- Caused actual harm2 citations
- Could have caused harm16 citations
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 14
- Fire safety
- 6
- Other
- 0
Who owns it
Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as For profit - Corporation.
- CORPORATE DIRECTOR · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 11/28/2007
- W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 11/28/2007
- CORPORATE OFFICER · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 12/12/1996
- 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · Individual · 50% · since 11/28/2007
- W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 03/31/2006
- 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · Individual · 50% · since 03/31/2006
- CORPORATE DIRECTOR · Individual · NOT APPLICABLE · since 03/31/2006
Inspection history
Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.
April 30, 20264 findings
- Emergency Preparedness problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag E0036 · code F
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
- Emergency Preparedness problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag E0029 · code F
Develop a communication plan.
- Smoke problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0321 · code F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
February 5, 20257 findings
- Egress problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0291 · code F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- 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 F0695 · code D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0744 · code D
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0923 · code F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- Smoke problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Fire-safety inspection · CMS tag K0353 · code F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0880 · code E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
July 15, 20241 finding
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0610 · code D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
March 7, 20241 finding
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0609 · code D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
February 23, 20243 findings
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0760 · code E
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0684 · code E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Pharmacy Service problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0756 · code E
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
September 29, 20234 findings
- 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.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCaused actual harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0658 · code G
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Nursing and Physician Services problemsImmediate danger to residents · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0728 · code J
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
- Administration problemsImmediate danger to residents · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag F0835 · code K
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Fines & penalties
These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.
- Fine · Sep 29, 2023$114,806
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