cms_ME: 78

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
78	BANGOR NURSING & REHABILITATION	205020	103 TEXAS AVE	BANGOR	ME	4401	2017-09-14	253	E	0	1	B3L911	Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to maintain clean floors, ensure that doors and walls were not gouged, missing paint or chipped. The facility failed to ensure that surfaces are cleanable and room furnishings were in good repair and to provide a sanitary and comfortable environment. On 9/13/17 between 10:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., an environmental tour was conducted with the Director of Nursing Services (DNS), the Maintenance Supervisor, and the Chief Financial Officer. The following findings were observed: Laundry Room: -There were large clumps of dust on the floor behind the clothes dryers. -A large pile of swept up dust, dirt and food crumbs were observed on the floor in front of a waste basket. A-Unit: -In Room #15, the cove base is missing under the room radiator and the threshold is soiled with ground in dirt. -In Room #17, the threshold is soiled with ground in dirt and a piece of floor tile is missing creating an uncleanable surface. -In Room #18, under the room sink along the cove base is ground in dirt and a piece of floor tile missing creating an uncleanable surface. The paint on the wall between the sink and the bathroom is heavily marred and several areas have chipped paint. Behind Bed-B the wall is gouged and the floor is cluttered with scraps of paper. -In Room #19, the floor is soiled with debris and dried on liquid stains. -In Room #20, the entrance door is chipped and the protective kick plate is missing a piece creating an uncleanable surface. Under the sink near the cove base the floor is heavily soiled with ground in dirt and the threshold is soiled with dirt. -In Room #21, the electric outlet cover by Bed-B is cracked and missing a piece. -In Room #22, the vinyl covering on the left and right armrest of a wheelchair are cracked and torn. -In Room #23, the room floor is sticky and soiled with debris. In the bathroom is stored a commode soiled with fecal material and has been observed in this bathroom on 9/11/17, 9/12/17 and 9/13/17. The bathroom floor is heavily soiled with debris. -In Room #24, under the sink the floor tiles are heavily soiled with dirt and dried liquid stains. The cove base is peeling away from the wall and the bathroom floor is soiled with debris. The foam protective fall mat is torn creating an uncleanable surface. -In Room #25, under the sink the cove base is missing. The wall behind Bed-B is scratched and gouged. There are large drilled holes in the wall to the right of the bathroom entrance. -In Room #26, the bumper pad located between Bed-B's footboard and mattress is torn creating an uncleanable surface. The floor is soiled with debris. The window curtain is not attached to the closing rod. An electrical outlet box is not securely attached to the wall. The wall is gouged and the paint is chipped on the room radiator. The floor is soiled with dried-on spilled liquids. Skilled Unit: -In Room #1, Bed-B is missing a privacy curtain. Behind both bed headboards the wall is gouged. The dresser drawer is gouged and the molding on the top drawer is missing. The floor is soiled with debris. -In Room #2, the dresser drawers are chipped. The wall behind Bed-A and Bed-B is gouged. The floor is cluttered with debris. -In Room#3, next to Bed-A the wardrobe is missing molding around the door and the door does not latch. A paper towel holder on the wall is broken. Behind the recliner chair is a telephone plug cover that is cracked. -In Room #27, the side of the dresser is scuffed and Bed-A's wardrobe door does not shut tightly. The veneer on the entrance door and the bathroom door is peeling. Ceiling tiles are stained. -In Room #28, near Bed-A the floor is stained and soiled with debris. The area around the base of the toilet is rusted. -In Room #30, the wall next to Bed-B has several patches that are not painted to match the room color. The bathroom floor around the toilet is stained and the bathroom wall paint is chipped. -In Room #31, Bed-B bedside table is chipped on the corner and the covering is peeling off. -In Room #33, the entrance door is gouged and chipped and under the sink the floor is heavily soiled with dirt. The privacy curtain for Bed-B is off the hooks. Floor soiled with debris. Memory Care Unit: -In Room #5, the floor is soiled with debris under the beds and the floor is stained with dried on liquids. -In Room #6, the floor is scuffed with black marks. -In Room #7, the floor is sticky with dried on spilled liquids and soiled with food particles and debris. -In Room #8, the threshold is heavily soiled with ground in dirt. The floor is sticky and stained with dried on spilled liquids. -In Room #12, the cove base near the bathroom is heavily soiled with ground in dirt and debris. The above findings were confirmed at the time of the environmental tour by the DNS, Maintenance Supervisor and the Chief Financial Officer. Some findings were also confirmed prior to the tour on 9/12/17 between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. by the DNS and the Clinical Coordinator.	2020-09-01