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The inspection, completed January 30, 2026, identified the failures for both residents.

Three licensed practical nurses covered the facility that night, from 6 p.m.

The records showed that Nurse #2, a fellow agency nurse, signed as witness to the disposal of those tablets.

While no actual harm occurred to residents during the documented incidents, inspectors determined there was potential for more than minimal harm.

The attack occurred when R11, who had been refusing medications and care, entered the room shared by residents R10 and R14.

None of the three complaints had been reported to outside authorities.

That was the finding at the center of a January 2026 complaint inspection at Harris Health Center LLC, a nursing facility in East Providence.

The violations involved both general medications and controlled substances, which require heightened security measures under federal regulations.

The nurse said she would have to throw the insulin away.

His immunization record contained no documentation that he had been offered the shot, received it, or signed a form declining it.

While no residents were actually harmed, inspectors determined there was potential for more than minimal harm to occur due to these safety lapses.

On November 28, 2025, a nurse recorded the wound at 1.42 square centimeters.