Hattie Ide Chaffee Home
Nursing Home Facility
200 Wampanoag Trail, East Providence, RI 02915
Hattie Ide Chaffee Home is a senior care community located in East Providence, RI. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the East Providence area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (401) 434-1520.
Hattie Ide Chaffee Home is licensed for 69 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in East Providence average about 94 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 97% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place. That is above the East Providence average of roughly 84%.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 5 stars for staffing against 3 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2025 and recorded 5 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 5.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.2 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in East Providence average about 4.1 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 35%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 19 problems at Hattie Ide Chaffee Home. 1 finding involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $40,295. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Administration
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Hattie Ide Chaffee Home offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Other
- Beds / units 69
- Occupancy 97%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 5.4
- Annual staff turnover 35%
- Last health inspection June 2025
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