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The record
CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026| Overall | ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 |
| Health inspection | ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | ★★★☆☆ 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 |
Staffing · hours per resident per day
Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents
| Federal fines | $0 · zero penalties |
| Abuse icon | Not flagged |
| Conflict flags in latest reconcile | 3 |
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What the pattern says
Palmelle pattern checks · v1Warehouse warning signs — read the findings below before touring.
- Staffing below the line. Residents get 3 hr of nursing time a day against a national norm of 3 hr 37 min — thin staffing is the first warehouse warning sign.
- A sedation pattern. Antipsychotic use (33%) and sleep-medication use (25%) are BOTH far above national norms — the pattern associated with medicating residents instead of staffing for them.
- The falls number is the outlier: 2× the national rate. 3.7% 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.
- Clean accountability record. There are no fines, flags, or abuse findings on the federal record.
These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.
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FRESH RIVER HEALTHCARE has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
Has FRESH RIVER HEALTHCARE been cited for resident harm?
FRESH RIVER HEALTHCARE has no abuse icon and no federal fines on record in the last 36 months.
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.