cms_GA: 2687

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
2687	PINEWOOD MANOR NURSING HOME & REHABILITATION CNTR	115586	277 COMMERCE STREET	HAWKINSVILLE	GA	31036	2017-09-21	456	F	0	1	V4Q111	NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, staff interview and review of the facility policies and procedures, the facility failed to ensure their essential equipment, the [NAME]ot Coupe (food blender) was maintained in a safe operating fashion. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 12 of 97 residents who resided in this Long-Term Care (LTC) facility. The sample size was 31 residents. Findings include: Observation of the metal blade inside the [NAME]ot Coupe food blender during the initial kitchen tour on 9/18/17 at 8:30 a.m., revealed the blade was a smooth-edged complete blade; it was not a serrated edge blade. Upon closer inspection of the metal blade, revealed it was chipped and missing many small metal pieces at the edge. During an interview with the Dietary Supervisor (DS) on 9/18/17 at 8:35 a.m., revealed she was unaware of the poor condition of the metal blade. She stated she had not completed a repair order for the blade because she had not identified the concern. The DS further stated the facility utilized the [NAME]ot Coupe food blender to chop and blend the food for those residents who had a physician's orders [REDACTED]. When interviewed about where the missing metal pieces might be, the DS stated that she was unsure. Review of the facility's Census List revealed the facility had 12 residents who had a physician's orders [REDACTED]. Review of the facility policies and procedures revealed a document titled, Safe and Homelike Environment dated 1/5/14 which provided the following information: Policy: .In accordance with residents' rights, the facility will provide a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, allowing the resident to use his or her personal belongings to the extent possible. This includes ensure that the resident can receive care and service safely and that the physical layout of the facility maximizes resident independence and does not pose a safety risk .h. Items needing repairs or attention or reported by any staff member to the Director of Maintenance. A board is provided to list items needing repairs/replacement .	2020-09-01