cms_VT: 85

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
85	HELEN PORTER HEALTHCARE & REHAB	475017	30 PORTER DRIVE	MIDDLEBURY	VT	5753	2017-11-15	281	D	1	0	TBWB11	NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY > Based on staff interview and record review, the facility failed to adhere to professional standards of quality regarding implementation of physician orders [REDACTED].#1. Findings include: Resident #1 was admitted to the facility with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. The resident received the [MEDICATION NAME] twice a day, once in the morning and the second dose at 12 noon. On 8/20/17 nurse progress note states that '[MEDICATION NAME] held at 12 noon per daughter (POA) asked that due to weight loss, s/he and MD (Medical Doctor) agreed to holding afternoon dose unless pt (patient) is experiencing [MEDICAL CONDITION] sx. (symptoms).' There is no evidence that the physician was notified to confirm that the 12 noon [MEDICATION NAME] was to be held and no evidence that the physician was notified that it was held. The Registered Nurse, on 11/14/17 at 10:30 AM, confirmed that the medication was held and that the physician order [REDACTED]. Reference: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice (9th edition). Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott[NAME] & Wilkins, page 17.	2020-09-01