Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Hattie Ide Chaffee Home
200 Wampanoag Trail, East Providence, RI 02915 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 69 certified beds
Hattie Ide Chaffee Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in East Providence, Rhode Island. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.20 hours per resident per day, above the Rhode Island average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Jun 20, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $40,295In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Hattie Ide Chaffee Home compares
This facility vs. the Rhode Island and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Rhode Island avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.20 | 3.72 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.30 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.54 | 2.46 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.0% | 40.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 8.7 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the June 20, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 18, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $40,295, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Hattie Ide Chaffee Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 17, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 200 Wampanoag Trail
East Providence, RI 02915 - CMS certification #
- 415002
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 69
- Avg residents/day
- 66.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1981-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Hattie Ide Chaffee Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2023, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Hattie Ide Chaffee Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Our long-term care, short-term rehab, respite and hospice services provide our residents with professional care and personal attention.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our compassionate and highly experienced nursing staff provides 24/7 personal care to our residents against a backdrop of love, respect, and dignity.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Our long-term care, short-term rehab, respite and hospice services provide our residents with professional care and personal attention.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation and shopping
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jun 1, 2023: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Nov 29, 2023. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $1,707 proposed, $500 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Hattie Ide Chaffee Nursing Home, INC.
Details
- Other than serious: Electronic submission of injury and illness records (1904.41(a)(2)). Penalty $1,707 proposed, $500 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island, Providence. 3.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- AdviniaCare Orchard, LLC, East Providence. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Elmwood Home Care, Inc, Providence. 3.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 02915 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dialysis Center Of Rhode Island Hospital - Warren Avenue, East Providence, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dialysis Center Of East Providence, East Providence, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
The Dialysis Center Of Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, 2.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 02915.
Beacon Hospice , An Amedisys Company, office in East Providence, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hopehealth Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Providence, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Nursing Placement Hospice & Palliative Care, LLC, office in Pawtucket, 5.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Coastal Medical Physicians Inc, Riverside. 0.2 miles away, straight line. 8 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hattie Ide Chaffee Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Hattie Ide Chaffee Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Hattie Ide Chaffee Home staffed?
Hattie Ide Chaffee Home reports 5.20 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Rhode Island average of 3.72.
Has Hattie Ide Chaffee Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Hattie Ide Chaffee Home have?
Hattie Ide Chaffee Home is certified for 69 beds.