Nursing home report

Bethany Home of Rhode Island

Providence, RI · Medicare-certified · 33 beds

Needs attention

Non-profit

2 of 5 overall

Bethany Home of Rhode Island has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, with a 1-star staffing rating and 3-star health inspection and quality ratings. It also has a recent federal penalty, $12,735 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 4.26 hours per resident day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark.

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Health inspections

Staffing

4.2567 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: November 26, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $12,735recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2567.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses: 1.35
Licensed practical nurses: 0.00
Nurse aides: 2.91
Weekend nursing: 3.07

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 16%

Registered nurse turnover: 20%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

—1.9%—

Residents with a fall causing major injury

—3%—

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

—0%—

Residents with a urinary tract infection

—10%—

Residents who lost too much weight

—5.3%—

Residents who were physically restrained

—0%—

Residents needing more help with daily activities

—29.3%—

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

—29.6%—

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

—23.4%—

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%0%No change

Residents with a long-term catheter

—0%—

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

—25.9%—

Residents with depressive symptoms

—0%—

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—100%—

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

—100%—

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—96.4%—

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

96.3%98.6%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.