Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island is located in Coventry, Rhode Island. This city has a population of 32,611 people. This is a decent facility with a B- overall grade. This grade is right in line with the city grade in Coventry. Based on our assessment, this facility ought to meet the needs of many people. The best part of this facility's report card is is its inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata
Grade: B-minus
See Rating Overview Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Individual
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Medication Management
- Home Making
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Audiology
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Awards
Registered Staff Hours
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
Less:
More:
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
Facility Inspections
Grade: A-minus
The primary reason this turned out to be a decent nursing home is that it earned an excellent inspection grade. Its inspection score was far superior to its overall score. In our inspections category, we gave it an A-. Our inspection grades are tied to several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.
Short-term Care Quality
Grade: B-plus
Additionally, we gave this nursing home a B+ in our short-term care category. This happens to be one of our higher scores. Our short-term care grades are based on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a broad range of nursing services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, in addition to other types of therapy. Fortunately, it appear that this facility employs registered nurses. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information they provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. Lastly, we assessed the number of patients that returned home from this nursing home. We found that 5.4 percent of this facility's patients returned home.
Does this page answer your questions about Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island?
Nurse Quality
Grade: C
Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of C, which is a decent grade. Our nursing rating focuses on the facility's level of nurse staffing. We consider both the levels of training of those nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This facility provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a relatively low total compared to most nursing homes. Finally, nursing ratings also factor in quality-based metrics, such as avoiding major falls. Despite not having the most impressive total nursing hours per resident, this nursing home performed admirably in the metric of preventing major falls. This is often a good indicator that a nursing home has quality controls in place. Many falls could be avoided if a nursing home supplies enough nurses aids to assist its residents.
Long-term Care Quality
Grade: C
Turning to the final area, this nursing home was awarded a C for long-term care, which we consider to be a respectable score. For long-term care residents, the primary goal is to maintain residents' quality of life and keep them safe. After considering the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then analyzed the nursing home's vaccination record. Candidly, we were a bit alarmed this facility vaccinated 90.26217 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which happens to be quite a bit lower than average. On a more positive note, this facility was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
Grade: B-minus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 7.49% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long. Better nursing protocols minimizes the number of pressure ulcers sustained by residents in a nursing home.
Minimizes Serious Falls
Grade: C
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 3.74% of Patients had Serious Falls
This metric tells you the percent of long-term care patients that had falls which resulted in severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
Grade: B-minus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 2.83% of Patients had UTIs
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are often caused by lower quality nursing care. Additional nurse staffing reduces the number likelihood of residents sustaining infections. We want to point out that this datapoint is affected by by the fact that facilities have varying reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
Grade: C
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 17.89% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications are sometimes used for treating a variety of medical conditions, such as dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
Grade: B-plus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 15.01% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term residents which were prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are given to patients experiencing depression or anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
Grade: A-minus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 2.58% of Patients
This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients demonstrating signs of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
Grade: B-minus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 94.38% of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
Grade: B-minus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 16.46% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of patients who needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living may indicate the erosion of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
Grade: B-plus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 20.63% Percentage of Residents
This metric tracks the percent of long-term stay residents that remained mobile levels. Many in the industry argue that the ability to move around is critical to patients physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
Grade: A-minus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 1.22 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of care. There is usually a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of nursing home care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
Grade: B-minus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 20.63 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing homes short-term rehabilitation performance.
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Grade: B-plus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 12.45 Percentage of Patients
This metric is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
Grade: B-minus
In Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of Rhode Island, 77.52% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percent of short-term stay residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- Kent County Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 6.33 miles away455 Toll Gate Rd Warwick Rhode Island 02886Proprietary(401) 737-7010
- Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandAcute Care Hospitals 13.49 miles away101 Dudley Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 274-1100
- Rhode Island HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 13.74 miles away593 Eddy Street Providence Rhode Island 02903Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 444-4000
- Roger Williams Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.03 miles away825 Chalkstone Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02908Proprietary(401) 456-2025
- Emma Pendleton Bradley HospitalPsychiatric 14.44 miles away1011 Veterans Memorial Parkway Riverside Rhode Island 02915Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 432-1000
- Our Lady of Fatima HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 14.67 miles away200 High Service Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02904Proprietary(401) 456-3000
- The Miriam HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.17 miles away164 Summit Avenue Providence Rhode Island 02906Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 793-2500
- South County Hospital IncAcute Care Hospitals 17.46 miles away100 Kenyon Ave Wakefield Rhode Island 02879Voluntary non-profit - Private(401) 782-8020
Nearby Dialysis
- Dialysis Center of West Warwick5.03 miles away1775 Bald Hill Road Warwick Rhode Island 02886CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 34 (401) 823-8420
- Fresenius Medical Care of Warwick7.73 miles away2814 Post Road Warwick Rhode Island 02886CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (401) 738-4050
- Dialysis Center of Johnston11.91 miles away1526 Atwood Avenue Johnston Rhode Island 02919CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 521-0400
- Dialysis Center of Providence13.02 miles away9 Plenty Street Providence Rhode Island 02907Dialysis Stations: 21 (401) 273-4898
- Nna of Providence15.22 miles away125 Corliss Street Providence Rhode Island 02904CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 22 (401) 521-9300
- Davita North Providence Renal Center15.41 miles away1635 Mineral Spring Ave. Providence Rhode Island 02904Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 354-5340
- The Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital15.42 miles away22 Baker Street Providence Rhode Island 02905Dialysis Stations: 18 (401) 444-4440
- Dialysis Center of Rhode Island Hospital15.51 miles away950 Warren Avenue Suite 101 East Providence Rhode Island 02914Dialysis Stations: 12 (401) 606-1002
