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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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GRACE BARKER NURSING CENTER |
415014 |
54 BARKER AVENUE |
WARREN |
RI |
2885 |
2020-02-27 |
689 |
E |
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5Z7X11 |
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** > Based on water temperature readings, staff and resident interviews, it has been determined the facility failed to ensure the residents' environment remains free from accident hazards related to water temperatures above 120-degree Fahrenheit (F), in areas used by residents on 2 of 3 units (Moniz and North). Findings are as follows: The surveyors obtained water temperatures on all units on 2/24/2020. The following temperatures were obtained on Moniz Unit and North Unit using a digital thermometer. North Unit: -10:00 AM, room [ROOM NUMBER], bathroom sink measured at 121.6 F -10:18 AM, room [ROOM NUMBER], bathroom sink measured at 124.4 F -11:45 AM, sink in shower room measured at 129.7 F and shower stall measured at 122.4 F Moniz Unit: -11:56 AM, room [ROOM NUMBER], bathroom sink measured at 124.2 F -12:03 PM, room [ROOM NUMBER], bathroom sink measured at 126.9 F Record review of the facility weekly water temperature log on 2/24/2020 at approximately 2:15 PM revealed the water temperature ranging from 99-111 F. During an interview with the Maintenance Director on 2/24/2020 at approximately 2:30 PM, he revealed he checks the water temperature once a week at different locations and times. He further revealed that he does not calibrate the thermometer. At this time the survyors and Maintenance Director thermometers were calibrated, water temperatures were retaken and continue to remain high. Surveyor interviews conducted on 2/24/2020 with residents residing in rooms with high water temperatures, revealed the following: -11:54 AM, Resident ID #52 revealed s/he uses the bathroom daily and shower room on Moniz Unit. During a surveyor interview with the Director of Nursing Services on 2/24/2020 at approximately 1:37 PM, she revealed that she was not aware of the elevated water temperatures. |
2020-09-01 |