cms_AK: 93

In collaboration with The Seattle Times, Big Local News is providing full-text nursing home deficiencies from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). These files contain the full narrative details of each nursing home deficiency cited regulators. The files include deficiencies from Standard Surveys (routine inspections) and from Complaint Surveys. Complete data begins January 2011 (although some earlier inspections do show up). Individual states are provides as CSV files. A very large (4.5GB) national file is also provided as a zipped archive. New data will be updated on a monthly basis. For additional documentation, please see the README.

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rowid	facility_name	facility_id	address	city	state	zip	inspection_date	deficiency_tag	scope_severity	complaint	standard	eventid	inspection_text	filedate
93	PROVIDENCE TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER	25018	910 COMPASSION CIRCLE	ANCHORAGE	AK	99504	2017-06-22	466	C	0	1	NLCD11	Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure a written protocol was in place for: 1) loss of water, potable and non-potable, 2) a method for distributing water, and 3) a method for estimating the volume of water required. The failure to ensure a written protocol was in place had the potential to affect all residents (based on a census of 39) in an event of loss water. Findings: Observation during a facility tour on 6/22/17 at 9:45 am, revealed 129 5-gallon containers in a storage unit. Further observation revealed 127 gallons of drinking water was also stored for emergency use. During an interview on 6/22/17 at 10:00 am the Director of Support Services (DSS) stated the facility did not have a written procedure in place for emergency water loss. The DSS further stated the water in the 5 gallon containers were to be changed every 2-3 years. During an interview on 6/22/17 at 11:00 am, Maintenance Staff (MS) #1 confirmed the facility did not have a written procedure related to emergency water loss. MS #1 further stated the 5 gallon water containers were to be refilled every 2 years. During an interview on 6/22/17 at 1:30 pm, the Infection Preventionist (IP) stated she understood that water never expired and therefore the 5 gallon water jugs were adequate. Additionally, the IP stated the facility used FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) guidelines for the amount of water needed for an emergency. The IP stated the formula was 1 gallon/day per person times 3 days. Review on 6/22/17 at 1:50 pm of the FEMA pamphlet entitled Food and Water in an Emergency provided by the facility revealed Emergency Water Supplies .Store at least one gallon per person, per day. Consider storing at least a two-week supply of water for each member of your family. If you are unable to store this quantity, store as much as you can.	2020-09-01