cms_VT: 67

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
67	BURLINGTON HEALTH & REHAB	475014	300 PEARL STREET	BURLINGTON	VT	5401	2017-12-14	677	D	0	1	0QUX11	Based on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to assure that 1 of 23 residents in the sample, who are unable to carry out activities of daily living, receives the necessary services to maintain good nutrition, grooming, and personal and/or oral hygiene. (Resident #144) Findings include: 1).Per record review Resident #144 was identified but did not receive services as care planned for needing assistance with meals, set up, cueing and requiring nectar thick drinks. On 12/12/17 at 12:12 P.M. Resident #144 was observed in the dining area at a far table, slightly bent forward, out of reach of the table, with the soup bowl and drinks both having covered lids. An unidentified staff person asked the resident at 12:45 [NAME]M. {greater than half hour later} if help was needed and the resident replied well maybe. A small rolling, over the lap table was set up and the lids removed and a packet of thickener was added to the glass of milk. The LNA at 12:48 P.M. offered to help feed the resident. The LNA was not sure why the resident had not been fed yet, stating we all are supposed to help but I just found out (resident) had not been feed yet. At that time, the nurse surveyor intervened and pointed out that the soup bowl felt cool to the touch and perhaps the milk was not nectar thick. The unidentified staff confirmed one packet of 'thick-n-easy was added to the 8 oz (240 ml) cup of milk. {Per the packet direction, one packet is needed for every 4 oz (120 ml)}. The LNA then re-heated the soup and added another packet to the milk. Per interview at 1:00 P.M. the physical therapy assistant acknowledged that the resident was brought down to the dining area a little after 12:00 but did not stay to cue/assist. In addition, nursing staff working on this unit were observed assisting other residents with meals and answering call lights. During the greater than half hour wait, four facility employees {non nursing staff) who were present, including the food server, did not cue, assist with feeding nor provide the correct therapeutic amount of thickener for this resident. ALSO SEE F-725.	2020-09-01