Overview
Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Rhode Island average of 2.9. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Pawtucket. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 58% of nursing homes in Rhode Island (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 11, 2026, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the Rhode Island average of 9.2. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $241,130 in the past three years.
Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 154 certified beds, caring for about 125 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 11, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $241,130
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.67 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.42 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.68 hrs
- Nurse aides2.57 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 154
- Average residents per day
- 125
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 1, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes