cms_GA: 10368

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
10368 WILLOWWOOD NURSING CENTER 115327 4595 CANTRELL ROAD FLOWERY BRANCH GA 30542 2012-05-11 157 D 0 1 FDH011 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, record review, resident and staff interview, the facility failed to notify the physician when one resident ("D") who received anticoagulant therapy and was at risk for bleeding, developed unexplained bruising from a sample of thirty-eight (38) residents. Findings include: Record review revealed resident "D" was admitted with multiple health concerns and [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. The resident was identified by facility assessment and care planned as at risk for bleeding. A Nurse's Admission/Post Hospital Record dated 4/06/12, contained documentation of areas of bruising to the resident's hands. Review of Skilled Daily Nurses Notes dated from 4/06/12 through 5/07/12 continued to document areas of bruising on the resident. During interview with resident "D" on 5/10/12 at 9:09 a.m. she made reference to the bruises that kept reoccurring over her body and she did not know why or what caused them. Review of facility's policy on Resident's Receiving [MEDICATION NAME] Therapy contained instruction that all signs and symptoms of bruising were to be reported to the physician. Review of physician's progress notes indicated no documentation that the MD was aware of the resident's bruising or had been notified of the bruising. Interview with the Director of Nurses on 5/11/12 at 9:42 a.m. revealed the nursing staff should have contacted the physician about the resident's bruises. 2014-07-01