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The Palmelle ReadUpdated 20 Jul 2026
Read this record before you tour: CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, inspectors levied $114,806 in federal fines over the last 36 months, and falls with major injury far outpace the national rate. Every number below prints the same way for every facility, good or bad — these are the ones to ask about.
Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 20 Jul 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.
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The record
CMS Care Compare · Jun 2026
Federal ratings
Overall
★★☆☆☆2 of 5
Health inspection
★★★☆☆3 of 5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆1 of 5
Quality measures
★★★★☆4 of 5
Staffing · hours per resident per day
Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailynot reported
This facility has not reported this measure to CMS.
All nursing time with each resident, dailynot reported
This facility has not reported this measure to CMS.
Nurses who quit each yearlower is better
This home
42.5%
National
53%
Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents
On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓
This home
16.1%
National
14%
On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better
This home
20.3%
National
15%
Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓
This home
3.5%
National
1.6%
Physically restrainedlower is better
This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines
$114,806· 1 penalty
Abuse icon
None
Conflict flags in latest reconcile
None
RI does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.
What the pattern says
Palmelle pattern checks · v1
Mixed — worth touring with these questions in hand.
The falls number is the outlier: 2× the national rate. 3.5% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. Combined with the staffing picture, ask hard questions: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
$114,806 in federal fines. 1 penalty in the last 36 months — the citation detail is in the record above.
These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.
What is the CMS rating for Grace Barker Nursing Center?
Grace Barker Nursing Center has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
Has Grace Barker Nursing Center been cited for resident harm?
Grace Barker Nursing Center has $114,806 in federal fines across 1 penalties in the last 36 months. Details appear in the record above.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.
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