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Health Inspection Summary

Alpine Nursing Home Inc

557 Weaver Hill Road

Coventry, RI 02816

(401) 397-5001

Deficiency Category	Inspection Date: 4/15/24 Complaint Reporting Period: 4/1/24 - 3/31/25	Inspection Date: 3/17/23 Complaint Reporting Period: 4/1/23 - 3/31/24	Inspection Date: 2/4/22 Complaint Reporting Period: 4/1/22 - 3/31/23
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	0	0	1
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	2	2	2
Infection Control Deficiencies	1	0	1
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	3	0	1
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies	1	0	0
Resident Rights Deficiencies	0	0	0
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	0	1	2
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	0	0	0
Environmental Deficiencies	0	0	0
Administration Deficiencies	0	0	1

Detailed result for inspection on 4/15/24

Date of last standard health inspection:	4/15/24Read the full report (PDF)
Date(s) of complaint inspection(s) between 4/1/24 - 3/31/25	No complaint inspections
Date(s) of infection control inspection(s) between 4/1/24 - 3/31/25	No infection control inspections
Total number of Health Deficiencies for this nursing home:	7
Average number of Health Deficiencies in Rhode Island:	8.7
Average number of Health Deficiencies in the United States:	9.6

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
No Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.	4/15/24	5/26/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.	4/15/24	5/26/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some

Infection Control Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	4/15/24	5/26/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.	4/15/24	5/26/24	1 - Potential for minimal harm	Some
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	4/15/24	5/26/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.	4/15/24	5/26/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
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.	4/15/24	5/26/24	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some

Resident Rights Deficiencies
No Resident Rights Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
No Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
No Pharmacy Service Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Environmental Deficiencies
No Environmental Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Administration Deficiencies
No Administration Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Detailed result for inspection on 3/17/23

Date of last standard health inspection:	3/17/23Read the full report (PDF)
Date(s) of complaint inspection(s) between 4/1/23 - 3/31/24	No complaint inspections
Date(s) of infection control inspection(s) between 4/1/23 - 3/31/24	No infection control inspections
Total number of Health Deficiencies for this nursing home:	3
Average number of Health Deficiencies in Rhode Island:	10
Average number of Health Deficiencies in the United States:	9.4

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
No Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.	3/17/23	4/4/23	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	3/17/23	4/4/23	3 - Actual harm	Few

Infection Control Deficiencies
No Infection Control Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
No Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
No Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Resident Rights Deficiencies
No Resident Rights Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	3/17/23	4/4/23	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Many

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
No Pharmacy Service Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Environmental Deficiencies
No Environmental Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Administration Deficiencies
No Administration Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Detailed result for inspection on 2/4/22

Date of last standard health inspection:	2/4/22Read the full report (PDF)
Date(s) of complaint inspection(s) between 4/1/22 - 3/31/23	3/17/23Read the full report (PDF)
Date(s) of infection control inspection(s) between 4/1/22 - 3/31/23	12/13/22Read the full report (PDF)
Total number of Health Deficiencies for this nursing home:	8
Average number of Health Deficiencies in Rhode Island:	10.1
Average number of Health Deficiencies in the United States:	8.7

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.	2/4/22	2/25/22	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.	2/4/22	2/25/22	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.	2/4/22	2/25/22	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some

Infection Control Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	2/4/22	2/25/22	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Some

Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	2/4/22	2/25/22	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
No Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Resident Rights Deficiencies
No Resident Rights Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	2/4/22	2/7/22	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Many
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.	2/4/22	2/25/22	2 - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm	Few

Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
No Pharmacy Service Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Environmental Deficiencies
No Environmental Deficiencies were found during this inspection period.

Administration Deficiencies
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.	2/4/22	2/22/22	1 - Potential for minimal harm	Many

Complaints and facility-reported incidents in the past 3 years
Inspectors determined that the nursing home failed to:	Inspection Date	Date of Correction	Level of Harm (Least to most)	Residents Affected (Few, Some, Many)
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	3/17/23	4/4/23	3 - Actual harm	Few

Infection control inspection deficiencies in the past 3 years
This nursing home has not been cited for any deficiencies on infection control inspections in the last 3 years.

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