• CMS rates this facility 5/5 stars (above average)
• Has 31 certified beds with an average of 29.4 residents per day (95% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 7 deficiencies (inspected May 30, 2025)
• No fines on record
• Total nursing staff: 4.05 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 31.6%
Avalon Nursing Home INC is a 5-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Warwick, Rhode Island with 31 certified beds. It has been operating since 1980. The facility scored above average compared to Rhode Island facilities.
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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.
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOWALIK, DAVID | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 100% | Oct 21, 2020 |
| KOWALIK, COLLEEN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 7, 2014 |
| KOWALIK, DAVID | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 7, 2014 |
| KOWALIK, LISA | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jul 7, 2014 |
| KOWALIK, DAVID | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Jul 7, 2014 |