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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
1 THE TERRACES OF PHOENIX 35003 7550 NORTH 16TH STREET PHOENIX AZ 85020 2018-08-24 623 D 0 1 D0BP11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on clinical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure that the State Long Term Care Ombudsman was sent a copy of the transfer/discharge of one resident (#3). Findings include: Resident #3 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Review of a nurse's notes dated 5/7/2018, revealed the resident was discharged to an acute hospital for increased shortness of breath, fatigue, weakness, wheezing, and moist cough. Review of a nurse's note dated 5/9/18, revealed the resident was re-admitted on [DATE]. A nurse's note dated 6/7/2018, revealed the resident was sent out via ambulance to a hospital for worsening respiratory condition. A nurse's note dated 6/11/2018, revealed the resident was readmitted to the facility 6/11/2018. Further review of the clinical record revealed no documentation that a copy of the transfer notices was sent to the Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman. During an interview conducted with the Administrator (staff #59) on 08/23/18 at 10:31 AM, the administrator stated that he is aware of the requirement to notify the Ombudsman of transfers/discharges but that they have not initiated a process to notify the ombudsman. 2020-09-01