cms_ME: 100

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
100	ORONO COMMONS	205031	117 BENNOCH RD	ORONO	ME	4473	2019-10-09	623	B	0	1	U94M11	NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to provide written transfer/discharge notices to resident representatives for facility-initiated transfer/discharges for 2 of 2 sampled residents that were transferred or discharged to an acute care facility (Resident #6 and #60). Findings: 1. Resident #6's clinical record was reviewed and documentation indicated the Resident #6 was transferred to an acute care hospital on [DATE]. Resident #6's notice was documented that information was provided by phone to the Resident Representative. The clinical record lacked evidence that the facility issued a written discharge/transfer notice to the Resident Representative. 2. Resident #60's clinical record was reviewed and documentation indicated the Resident #60 was transferred to an acute care hospital on [DATE]. Resident #60's notice was documented verbal Power of Attorney. The clinical record lacked evidence that the facility issued a written discharge/transfer notice to the Resident Representative. On 10/8/19 at 2:07 p.m., during an interview with a surveyor, the Director of Social Services stated that she is unsure who mails a copy of the transfer/discharge notice to the Resident Representative. At 10:00 a.m., during an interview with a surveyor, the Licensed Social Worker stated that she does not mail the transfer/discharge notices but a copy goes to the Business Office. At 10:09 a.m., during an interview with the Center Executive Director, the surveyor confirmed this finding. At 10:41 a.m., during an interview with a surveyor, the Administrator stated that the facility's practice is to read the notice to the Resident Representative and they are not mailing out a written copy of this notice. The surveyor further confirmed this finding at this time.	2020-09-01