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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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77 OAK HILL HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER 415027 544 PLEASANT STREET PAWTUCKET RI 2860 2018-11-03 584 F 1 0 KKNN11 > Based on surveyor observations and staff interviews, it has been determined that the facility has failed to provide the resident with a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment relative to 3 of 3 shower rooms and 2 of 3 unit bathrooms. Findings are as follows: An anonymous complaint was reported to the Department of Health on 10/29/2018 alleging various environmental issues including clogged toilets and an unsanitary environment. 1) Surveyor observation of the Third Floor Subacute shower room on 11/3/2018 at 4:10 PM revealed resident ID # 1 attempting to get into the area where the toilet was located. The resident could not use this toilet as it was clogged and was unable to be flushed. Resident ID # 1 indicated s/he uses this bathroom when his/her's is occupied. Additionally, there was a wheelchair in the shower room that had a heavy accumulation of food debris noted on the seat. Surveyor observation of the Third Floor Subacute shower room on 11/14/2018 at 1:30 PM revealed a shower chair with dried yellow matter with a strong foul odor. During an interview on 11/15/2018 at 1:35 PM with the Administrator, he acknowledged that the shower chair should have been cleaned. Surveyor observation on the Third Floor unit bathroom on 11/3/2018 at 4:13 PM revealed several spots of a red liquid substance on the floor in front of the toilet. During an interview with the Unit Manager, Staff A on 11/3/2018 at 4:20 PM she acknowledged that the toilet was clogged and she would have expected that the wheelchair would have been cleaned. She also indicated that the red liquid substance on the floor was blood and she could not determine how long it had been there. 2) Surveyor observation of the Second Floor Transitional unit shower room on 11/3/2018 at 4:37 PM revealed that the toilet was clogged and was unable to be flushed. During an interview on 11/3/2018 at 4:39 PM with the certified nursing assistant, Staff B she acknowledged the toilet was clogged. 3) Surveyor observation of the Second Floor Harbor unit bathroom on 11/3/2018 at 4:41 PM revealed the toilet was clogged with feces in the toilet bowl. During an interview on 11/3/2018 at 4:45 PM with the Unit Manager, Staff C she acknowledged that the toilet was clogged and required attention. Surveyor observation of the Second Floor Harbor unit bathroom on 11/15/2018 at 12:45 PM revealed the toilet was clogged with feces and urine in the toilet bowl. During an interview on 11/15/2018 at 12:55 PM with the Administrator, he acknowledged that the toilet was clogged and required attention. 4) Surveyor observation of the Second Floor Transitional unit shower room on 11/3/2018 at 5:05 PM revealed that the toilet was clogged and was unable to be flushed. During an interview on 11/3/2018 at 5:15 PM with the Unit Manager, Staff D he acknowledged that the toilet was clogged and required attention. During an interview on 11/3/2018 at approximately 7:00 PM with the Regional Director of Nurses she acknowledged that many of the toilets and bathrooms required attention. You are hereby formally notified that where the above listed deficiencies also constitute non-compliance with applicable provisions of the 'Rules and Regulations for Licensing of Nursing Facilities' they are deficiencies under State Regulations and grounds for licensure sanctions. 2020-09-01