cms_AL: 74

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
74	MERRY WOOD LODGE	15019	P O BOX 130	ELMORE	AL	36025	2018-12-13	656	D	0	1	D9RW11	NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #46's electrical outlets were blocked as specified on his/her care plan. This affected one of 22 residents for whom care plans were reviewed. Findings include: RI # 46 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. A review of RI #46's Annual MDS (Minimum Data Set) assessment, with an ARD (Assessment Reference Date) of 10/19/18, revealed RI # 46 had severely impaired cognitive skills and he/she required limited assistance from staff for all Activities of Daily Living. Review of RI #46 's comprehensive care plans revealed an intervention dated 1/26/18 for the following: . Provide (RI #46) with a barrier free environment; electric outlets blocked, walls free of removable items because (RI #46) runs (his/her) hands up and down walls as (he/she) walks about all areas . On 12/11/18 at 10:36 AM , RI #46 was observed in bed pulling the plug out of the outlet and and plugging it back in five times. On 12/11/18 at 3:54 PM, RI #46 was again observed plugging his/her radio in and unplugging it from the wall outlet above his/her bed four times. During an interview with Employee Identifier (EI) #3, the Recreational Director, on 12/13/18 at 3:15 PM, EI #3 said she had reviewed RI #46's care plan in 7/2018. She explained the previous Recreational Director had initiated the intervention to block the electrical outlets, but she left it in place when she reviewed the care plan. EI #3 and the surveyor then went to RI #46's room. After viewing the electrical outlets, EI #3 stated the electrical outlets/plugs were not blocked as specified on the care plan.	2020-09-01