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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
14 BENEFIS SENIOR SERVICES 275012 2621 15TH AVE S GREAT FALLS MT 59405 2018-05-17 695 D 0 1 FGZ511 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident was assisted with respiratory care needs for the use of and cleaning of a [MEDICAL CONDITION], and the resident did not receive the [MEDICAL CONDITION] treatments and services for six months, for 1 (#40) of 28 sampled residents. Findings include: Resident #40 was admitted to the facility with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. During an observation and interview on 5/14/18 at 1:20 p.m., resident #40 stated he used a [MEDICAL CONDITION] machine every night, and the staff did not help him. He stated he needed help to clean it, put water in it, set it up, and place it on him. Resident #40 was limited in his ability to use his hands due to his [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. The [MEDICAL CONDITION] machine was on his night stand next to his bed. There were two one-gallon containers of distilled water under the night stand. Review resident #40's physician order, dated 9/25/17, showed [MEDICAL CONDITION]- use while sleeping, all sleeping. During an observation and interview on 5/15/18 at 3:10 p.m., resident #40 stated the last time he used the [MEDICAL CONDITION] machine was more than six months ago. The [MEDICAL CONDITION] machine was observed on his nightstand and was dry, with no water or condensation noted in the water tank, tubing or mask. The mask was laying on top of the [MEDICAL CONDITION] machine. The distilled water containers were observed to be in the same position under the night stand, with the same amount of water in them as observed on 5/14/18. During an observation and interview on 5/16/18 at 8:30 a.m., resident #40's [MEDICAL CONDITION] machine was next to his bed on the night stand. Resident #40 stated staff did not offer to help him with it last night. The [MEDICAL CONDITION] machine was observed to be dry with no water. The distilled water containers were observed to be in the same position, with the same amount of water in them, as observed on 5/15/18. Review of resident #40's MAR and TAR failed to show the [MEDICAL CONDITION] order. During an interview on 5/17/18 at 2:31 p.m., staff member F stated the order for the [MEDICAL CONDITION] was not on the resident's Care Plan or the TAR. Staff member F stated she obtained an order for [REDACTED]. 2020-09-01