Skilled nursing · Middletown, RI

Royal Middletown Nursing Center

193 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI 02842

50 bedsFor profit - Partnership
1.8Clarity
Score history
Aug 20261.8 flagged
Jul 20261.8 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 20 Jul 2026

The record on Royal Middletown Nursing Center cuts both ways. On one side, nurses here log 1.5 times the national average of registered-nurse time with each resident. On the other, CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall and 2 for the health inspection that drives it, and 71% of the nursing staff leaves each year. The sections below show exactly where each number comes from — read them before you tour.

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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★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Staffing★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Quality measures★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
1 hr 9 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
3 hr 22 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
71.4%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
31.1%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
17.1%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
5.3%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$30,590 · 1 penalty
Abuse iconNone
Conflict flags in latest reconcile4

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.

  • No sedation pattern. Sleep-medication use is below national norms. Antipsychotic use is elevated, but paired with high staffing this reads clinical, not custodial — ask the medical director about their reduction program.
  • The falls number is the outlier: 3× the national rate. 5.3% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. High staffing makes this surprising, which is exactly why it needs asking about: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • $30,590 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.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for Royal Middletown Nursing Center?
Royal Middletown Nursing Center has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
Has Royal Middletown Nursing Center been cited for resident harm?
Royal Middletown Nursing Center has $30,590 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.