Berkshire Place
Ratings & Quality
Staffing Details
| RN Hours per Resident per Day | 0.48 |
|---|---|
| Total Nurse Hours per Resident per Day | 3.64 |
| Number of Certified Beds | 220 |
| Number of Residents | 196 |
Inspection Deficiencies (48)
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction date: 2025-09-30
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Correction date: 2025-09-30
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Correction date: 2025-09-30
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Correction date: 2025-09-30
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Correction date: 2025-09-30
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Correction date: 2025-09-30
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction date: 2025-09-30
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Correction date: 2025-09-30
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Correction date: 2025-06-19
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.
Correction date: 2025-06-19
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Correction date: 2025-04-26
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Correction date: 2025-02-16
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Correction date: 2025-02-16
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Correction date: 2025-02-16
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Correction date: 2024-12-06
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction date: 2024-12-06
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Correction date: 2024-11-01
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Correction date: 2024-08-25
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Correction date: 2024-08-25
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Correction date: 2024-08-25
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Correction date: 2024-08-25
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction date: 2024-08-25
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Correction date: 2024-08-25
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Correction date: 2023-12-14
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Correction date: 2023-08-31
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
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.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Correction date: 2023-07-08
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction date: 2023-05-04
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Correction date: 2023-05-04
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Correction date: 2023-05-04
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Correction date: 2023-05-04
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Correction date: 2023-05-04
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction date: 2023-05-04
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Correction date: 2023-05-04
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Correction date: 2023-05-04
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Correction date: 2023-04-28
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Correction date: 2023-04-28
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction date: 2023-04-03
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Correction date: 2023-03-24
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Correction date: 2023-03-16
Penalties & Fines
| Date | Type | Fine Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-22 | Fine | $14,814 |
| 2024-01-08 | Fine | $4,938 |
| 2024-01-02 | Fine | $4,587 |
| 2023-12-11 | Fine | $13,409 |
| 2023-11-20 | Fine | $3,882 |
| 2023-11-13 | Fine | $3,529 |
| 2023-11-06 | Fine | $3,176 |
| 2023-10-30 | Fine | $2,823 |
| 2023-10-23 | Fine | $2,470 |
| 2023-10-17 | Fine | $2,117 |
| 2023-09-25 | Fine | $4,233 |
| 2023-06-08 | Fine | $95,939 |
Facility Information
- Address 455 Douglas Avenue, Providence, RI 02908
- Phone 4015538600
- Type Medicare and Medicaid
- Ownership For profit - Corporation
About Berkshire Place
Berkshire Place is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Providence, Rhode Island. The facility has 220 certified beds and currently houses 196 residents. It has received an overall quality rating of 1 out of 5 stars from CMS. The facility has 48 inspection deficiencies on record. Total fines assessed: $155,917 across 12 penalties. Registered nurse hours are 0.48 per resident per day.