Pawtucket Center
Nursing Home Facility
70 Gill Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02861
Pawtucket Center is tucked in the Darlington neighborhood of Pawtucket, RI. We offer a variety of services including Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies to meet the needs of our ShortStay Rehabilitation patients and LongTerm Care residents. Our designated Transitional Care Unit (TCU) has private rooms available for those with special needs and/or simply for private accommodations. Together with our patients, families and interdisciplinary team, discharge planning begins the day of admission. Our therapy department also offers the Revital Care Program.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
With 154 beds, Pawtucket Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Pawtucket average about 111 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 73% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Pawtucket average about 2.7 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2024 and recorded 5 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Pawtucket average about 4.4 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 30%.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 45 problems at Pawtucket Center. 4 findings involved harm to a resident, including 4 that put residents in immediate danger. 14 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $241,130.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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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.
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.
Pawtucket Center offers assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, hospice care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 154
- Occupancy 73%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.8
- Annual staff turnover 30%
- Last health inspection December 2024
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