Cycle 1
Health 2025-04-10 · Fire 2025-04-10
10 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Newport, RI
St Clare Home
3-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 10 recent health deficiencies
309 Spring Street, Newport, RI
(401) 849-3204
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
4 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
1 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
50
Certified beds
Average residents
47
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1992-01-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
1.12
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.77 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.22
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.51 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
3.04
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.46 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.38
All reported nurse hours · state 3.72 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.34
RN + LPN hours · state 1.25 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.88
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.30 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.74
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.56 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.08
Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
1.18
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
4.61
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.30
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
81%
Annual RN turnover · state 38% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
61%
Annual nurse turnover · state 40% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
5,242
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
36.89
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9902
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
3.89
Baseline 21.08% · Performance 19.63% · Measure score 3.89 · Achievement 3.89 · Improvement 3.08
Healthcare-associated infections
4.14
Baseline 5.88% · Performance 6.60% · Measure score 4.14 · Achievement 4.14 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
1.94
Baseline 64.06% · Performance 55.77% · Measure score 1.94 · Achievement 1.94 · Improvement 1.61
Adjusted total nurse staffing
4.79
Baseline 4.56 hours · Performance 4.44 hours · Measure score 4.79 · Achievement 4.79 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 9.49% |
10.72%
1.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 106 · Observed rate 5.66% · Lower 95% interval 6.48% |
| Discharge to community | 66.11% |
50.57%
15.5 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 101 · Observed rate 65.35% · Lower 95% interval 57.01% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.79 |
1.02
0.2 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 100% |
95.27%
4.7 pts better
|
Numerator 67 · Denominator 67 |
| Falls with major injury | 1.49% |
0.77%
0.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 67 |
| Discharge self-care score | 56.6% |
53.69%
2.9 pts better
|
Numerator 30 · Denominator 53 |
| Discharge mobility score | 43.4% |
50.94%
7.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 23 · Denominator 53 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 5.97% |
2.29%
3.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 67 · Adjusted rate 7.23% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 6.6% |
7.12%
0.5 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 55 · Observed rate 3.64% · Lower 95% interval 4% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 2.67% |
8.2%
5.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 75 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 65.63% |
42%
23.6 pts better
|
Numerator 63 · Denominator 96 |
| Discharge function score | 58.49% |
56.45%
2 pts better
|
Numerator 31 · Denominator 53 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 22 · Denominator 22 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 21.62% |
25.2%
3.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 37 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.7 |
1.5
1.2 pts worse
|
1.9
0.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.7 · Observed 2.1 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.8 |
1.7
1.1 pts worse
|
1.8
1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.8 · Observed 2.4 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 92.0% |
93.2%
1.2 pts worse
|
93.4%
1.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 97.4% · Q2 92.3% · Q3 95.2% · Q4 83.7% · 4Q avg 92.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 90.7% |
95.3%
4.6 pts worse
|
95.5%
4.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 90.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 11.1% |
3.6%
7.5 pts worse
|
3.3%
7.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.2% · Q2 7.7% · Q3 11.9% · Q4 11.6% · 4Q avg 11.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.0% |
14.6%
14.6 pts better
|
11.4%
11.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 7.8% |
5.3%
2.5 pts worse
|
5.4%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.7% · Q2 3.2% · Q3 15.2% · Q4 5.9% · 4Q avg 7.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 12.5% |
16.4%
3.9 pts better
|
19.6%
7.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.9% · Q2 9.1% · Q3 13.9% · Q4 13.9% · 4Q avg 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 21.6% |
23.6%
2 pts better
|
16.7%
4.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.7% · Q2 26.1% · Q3 28.0% · Q4 23.1% · 4Q avg 21.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 14.7% |
17.0%
2.3 pts better
|
16.3%
1.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 14.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 22.0% |
18.4%
3.6 pts worse
|
14.9%
7.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.2% · Q2 19.4% · Q3 24.2% · Q4 26.5% · 4Q avg 22.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 2.5% |
1.0%
1.5 pts worse
|
1.0%
1.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.2% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.7% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 2.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 4.5% |
2.2%
2.3 pts worse
|
1.7%
2.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.7% · Q2 2.7% · Q3 7.5% · Q4 4.9% · 4Q avg 4.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 31.0% |
22.3%
8.7 pts worse
|
19.8%
11.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 35.5% · Q2 33.1% · Q3 25.0% · Q4 30.7% · 4Q avg 31.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 5.3% |
4.7%
0.6 pts worse
|
5.1%
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.4% · Q2 6.0% · Q3 6.7% · Q4 6.0% · 4Q avg 5.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 45.8% |
77.2%
31.4 pts worse
|
81.7%
35.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 48.2% · Q2 50.0% · Q3 49.0% · Q4 33.3% · 4Q avg 45.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 17.8% |
15.8%
2 pts worse
|
12.0%
5.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 17.8% · Observed 17.0% · Expected 10.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 7.4% |
1.9%
5.5 pts worse
|
1.6%
5.8 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.8% · Q2 3.8% · Q3 9.1% · Q4 14.3% · 4Q avg 7.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 66.1% |
78.2%
12.1 pts worse
|
79.7%
13.6 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 66.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 38.0% |
25.1%
12.9 pts worse
|
23.9%
14.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 38.0% · Observed 30.2% · Expected 18.9% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-04-17 · Fire 2024-04-17
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2023-02-20 · Fire 2023-02-20
12 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
K355 · Smoke Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2023-03-13
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-07-03
F725 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2025-07-18
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-05-16
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-05-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-10
F557 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected 2025-04-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-10
F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-04-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-10
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-04-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-10
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-04-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-10
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2025-04-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-10
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-04-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-10
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-04-28
B · Minimal harm
2025-04-10
F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2025-04-28
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-11-13
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-12-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-11-13
F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-12-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-11-13
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-12-06
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-17
F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-04-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-17
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2024-04-30
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-04-17
F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-04-30
G · Actual harm
2023-02-20
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-03-06
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-03-13
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F742 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Corrected 2023-03-13
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F758 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-03-13
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2023-03-13
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F805 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2023-03-13
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-03-06
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F578 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2023-03-13
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F582 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2023-03-13
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-03-13
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-03-13
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-02-20
F919 · Environmental Deficiencies
Health
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2023-03-13
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Diocesan Administration Corporation
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Dos Santos, Laura
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Dos Santos, Laura
Corporate Director · Individual
Gagnon, Katelyn
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Gagnon, Katelyn
Corporate Officer · Individual
Kenney, Albert
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Kenney, Albert
Corporate Director · Individual
Reilly, Timothy
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Reilly, Timothy
Corporate Director · Individual
Rosario, Nancy
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Santoro, Ralph
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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