cms_GU: 52

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
52	GUAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	655000	499 NORTH SABANA DRIVE	BARRIGADA	GU	96913	2014-09-19	463	E	0	1	OCYD11	Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the resident call system was working in all restrooms (rooms 127, 130, and 131) and in one resident room (room number 101A). Failure to have a functioning call system can put the resident at risk for potential harm when he/she is unable to communicate with the staff during times of need. Findings include: 1. On 9/16/14 during the initial tour with a licensed nurse (LN3), the visual aspect of the call system for rooms 127 and 130 where observed not to be working. LN 3 acknowledged he could hear the call system however the visual component of the system was not working. 2. During the initial tour on 9/16/14, the call light inside the bathroom in room 131 did not activate when the button was pressed. The was no visual indicator observed or audio signal heard to alert staff about the call for assistance. During an interview, a licensed staff stated that once the call light button was pressed, an audio signal should have been heard and an indicator light in the hallway on the wall outside the resident's room should have been lit. 3. During the initial tour, the nursing call light for sampled resident 4 was at his bedside within reach. However, the call light was not functional when the call light button was pressed. The resident stated It's been like that for a while. When I need them (facility staff), and can't call them or let them know I need help, so my (family member) has to go to the nursing station to get help for me if I need to go to the bathroom or need my pain medication. Thank goodness my (family member) stays with me most of the time.	2019-04-01