Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 2-star rated nursing home in Smithfield, RI with 100 beds. CMS sub-ratings: health inspections 1/5, staffing 2/5, quality measures 5/5.
The facility has 62 health violations on record. Most recent inspection: April 2, 2025.
Designated as a CMS Special Focus Facility — indicating a pattern of serious quality issues under heightened federal oversight.
Staff turnover rate: 64.8% — significantly above the national average.
Data synthesized from CMS.gov and Rhode Island public inspection records. Reviewed by Christopher F. Nesbitt, Sr., NR-EMT & BU-trained Paralegal.
Data current as of June 21, 2026 · Source: CMS Provider Data
Detailed Inspection Reports
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Fines and Penalties by Year
No penalty records found for this facility.
Health Violations by Year
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
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.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Frequently Asked Questions About Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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| Facility | Rating | Violations | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center this facility | 2/5 | 62 | 100 |
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Editorial Standards & Data Oversight
Data Source: This report is based on official public inspection records from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog.
Editorial Process: Content generated using AI to synthesize complex regulatory data, then reviewed and verified for accuracy by our editorial team.
Professional Review: All content undergoes standards and compliance oversight by Christopher F. Nesbitt, Sr., Nationally Registered EMT & BU-trained Paralegal.
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