Berkshire Place

455 Douglas Avenue, Providence, RI 02908 · (401) 553-8600
For profit - Corporation · 220 certified beds

Berkshire Place has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in September 2025, found 8 citations, 2 for actual harm or immediate jeopardy (the Rhode Island average is 9.3). It was fined 11 times in the last three years, $59,978 in all.

Medicare ratings

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on September 4, 2025 found 8 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.September 4, 2025 · F0688 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.September 4, 2025 · F0692 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.September 4, 2025 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.September 4, 2025 · F0865 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.September 4, 2025 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.September 4, 2025 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.September 4, 2025 · F0770 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.September 4, 2025 · F0802 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 15 citations.

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.April 30, 2026 · F0600 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.April 30, 2026 · F0740 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.April 2, 2026 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.May 20, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.May 20, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.March 27, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.January 17, 2025 · F0623 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.January 17, 2025 · F0625 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.January 17, 2025 · F0626 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.November 6, 2024 · F0804 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.November 6, 2024 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.October 8, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.July 26, 2024 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.July 26, 2024 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.November 14, 2023 · F0604 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $14,814January 22, 2024
• Fine of $4,938January 8, 2024
• Fine of $4,587January 2, 2024
• Fine of $13,409December 11, 2023
• Fine of $3,882November 20, 2023
• Fine of $3,529November 13, 2023
• Fine of $3,176November 6, 2023
• Fine of $2,823October 30, 2023
• Fine of $2,470October 23, 2023
• Fine of $2,117October 17, 2023
• Fine of $4,233September 25, 2023

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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