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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
68 CENTRO MEDICO WILMA N VAZQUEZ SNF 405025 ROAD 2 KM 39 5 BO ALGARROBO VEGA BAJA PR 693 2019-05-15 689 D 0 1 K21011 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on recertification survey, observations and resident and staff interview performed from 05/13/19 to 05/15/19, it was determined that the facility failed to promote environment free of accidents hazard as possible which can affect 1 out of 20 admitted residents at the facility. (RS # 64), Findings include: 1. A mechanism to ensure each resident receive adequate orientation to prevent accidents (fire) was not performed accordingly with the following findings identified during survey procedures from 05/13/19 to 05/15/19: a. Resident R#64 is a male patient admitted on [DATE] with a diagnostic of Discitis on the lumbar region. Resident was admitted to receive antibiotics. On 05/13/19 at 10:29 AM the resident smoked. However he is independent and moved outside only one time during shift to smoke on 05/15/19 at 08:43 AM The MDS coordinator ( employee # 1) stated during interview on 5/14/19 at 9:55 am that this resident has history as smoker, but when admitted to receive services he stated that he is not smoking. There are no evidence documented ( ej-progress notes ) were facility orient resident related with designated area to smoke and prevention of fire and accidents. 05/15/19 at 9:49 AM In the history and physical exam when resident was admitted stated to the MD that is a former smoker. In the Registered nurse RN admission history and physical examination [REDACTED]. 2020-09-01