Woonsocket, RI

Woonsocket Health Center

5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with $138,596 in total fines with 6 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

262 Poplar Street, Woonsocket, RI

(401) 765-2100

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Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

5 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

4 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

150

Certified beds

Average residents

123

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

No chain reported

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1975-06-26

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

0.65

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.77 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.40

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.51 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.78

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.46 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.83

All reported nurse hours · state 3.72 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.05

RN + LPN hours · state 1.25 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.31

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.30 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.49

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.56 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.05

Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.83

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

4.90

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.07

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

11%

Annual RN turnover · state 38% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

26%

Annual nurse turnover · state 40% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

4,161

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

41.07

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9940

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

0

Baseline 23.25% · Performance 24.32% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

2.81

Baseline 7.59% · Performance 7.00% · Measure score 2.81 · Achievement 2.81 · Improvement 1.8

Total nurse turnover

8.62

Baseline 33.33% · Performance 28.45% · Measure score 8.62 · Achievement 8.62 · Improvement 5.26

Adjusted total nurse staffing

5

Baseline 3.93 hours · Performance 4.5 hours · Measure score 5 · Achievement 5 · Improvement 2.58

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 11.74%
10.72%
1 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 55 · Observed rate 18.18% · Lower 95% interval 8.5%
Discharge to community 41.55%
50.57%
9 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 65 · Observed rate 30.77% · Lower 95% interval 33.21%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 0.76
1.02
0.3 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up 94.59%
95.27%
0.7 pts worse
Numerator 35 · Denominator 37
Falls with major injury 0%
0.77%
0.8 pts better
Numerator 0 · Denominator 37
Discharge self-care score 56.52%
53.69%
2.8 pts better
Numerator 13 · Denominator 23
Discharge mobility score 60.87%
50.94%
9.9 pts better
Numerator 14 · Denominator 23
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 0%
2.29%
2.3 pts better
Numerator 0 · Denominator 37 · Adjusted rate 0%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 6.99%
7.12%
0.1 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 30 · Observed rate 6.67% · Lower 95% interval 3.91%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 18.93%
8.2%
10.7 pts better
Numerator 39 · Denominator 206
Staff flu vaccination coverage 36.68%
42%
5.3 pts worse
Numerator 84 · Denominator 229
Discharge function score 73.91%
56.45%
17.5 pts better
Numerator 17 · Denominator 23
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 Not Available
96.28%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 18 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 33.33%
25.2%
8.1 pts better
Numerator 7 · Denominator 21

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.7%
93.2%
4.5 pts better
93.4%
4.3 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 95.6% · Q2 97.2% · Q3 99.1% · Q4 99.1% · 4Q avg 97.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.3%
95.3%
2 pts better
95.5%
1.8 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 0.7%
3.6%
2.9 pts better
3.3%
2.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.9% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.7% · 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 4.1%
5.3%
1.2 pts better
5.4%
1.3 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.8% · Q2 7.1% · Q3 4.0% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 4.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.7%
16.4%
4.7 pts better
19.6%
7.9 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 14.4% · Q2 12.1% · Q3 10.0% · Q4 10.2% · 4Q avg 11.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 29.1%
23.6%
5.5 pts worse
16.7%
12.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 29.6% · Q2 31.3% · Q3 28.8% · Q4 26.8% · 4Q avg 29.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.2%
0.1%
0.1 pts worse
0.1%
0.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened 7.0%
17.0%
10 pts better
16.3%
9.3 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.0% · Q2 9.5% · Q3 5.2% · Q4 6.5% · 4Q avg 7.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 9.7%
18.4%
8.7 pts better
14.9%
5.2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.6% · Q2 14.4% · Q3 7.7% · Q4 7.1% · 4Q avg 9.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.4%
1.0%
0.6 pts better
1.0%
0.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.8% · Q4 0.7% · 4Q avg 0.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.8%
2.2%
0.4 pts better
1.7%
0.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.9% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 2.8% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 1.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 13.4%
22.3%
8.9 pts better
19.8%
6.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.5% · Q2 15.4% · Q3 13.2% · Q4 12.5% · 4Q avg 13.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 5.9%
4.7%
1.2 pts worse
5.1%
0.8 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.4% · Q2 6.4% · Q3 4.6% · Q4 5.1% · 4Q avg 5.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 75.9%
77.2%
1.3 pts worse
81.7%
5.8 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 72.5% · Q2 71.5% · Q3 78.6% · Q4 82.5% · 4Q avg 75.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 16.7%
15.8%
0.9 pts worse
12.0%
4.7 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.7% · Observed 18.2% · Expected 12.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 2.7%
1.9%
0.8 pts worse
1.6%
1.1 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 4.0% · Q3 4.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 78.9%
78.2%
0.7 pts better
79.7%
0.8 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 78.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 41.0%
25.1%
15.9 pts worse
23.9%
17.1 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 41.0% · Observed 36.4% · Expected 21.1% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-04-03 · Fire 2025-04-03

6 health deficiencies

Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-04-30 · Fire 2024-04-30

10 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)

4 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2023-03-27 · Fire 2023-03-27

5 health deficiencies

Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-03

K291 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2025-05-03

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-05-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

K300 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2024-05-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

K351 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2024-05-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-05-30

Inspection history

Recent health citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-03

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 2025-05-03

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-03

F698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-05-03

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-03

F881 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2025-05-03

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-03

F883 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Corrected 2025-05-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-03

F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-05-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-04-03

F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-05-03

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

F841 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Health

Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.

Corrected 2024-05-30

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

F921 · Environmental Deficiencies

Health

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2024-05-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

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 2024-05-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-05-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

F756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-05-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-05-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-05-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

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 2024-05-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

F693 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Corrected 2024-05-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-30

F726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2024-05-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-12-22

F602 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Corrected 2024-01-21

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-12-22

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 2024-01-21

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-10

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 2023-11-09

L · Immediate jeopardy 2023-03-27

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-04-22

J · Immediate jeopardy 2023-03-27

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-05-18

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

$138,596 2023-03-27

Fine

Fine · fine $138,596

Fine

$0 2023-03-27

Payment Denial

Payment Denial · denial start 2023-04-12 · 36 days

36 day denial

Ownership

Pezzelli, Peter

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual

100% 1 facilities 2020-08-12
Brooks-Mancini, Robbin

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2007-01-01
Pezzelli, Peter

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2021-08-03
Pezzelli, Peter

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2021-08-03

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