cms_VT: 74

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
74 HELEN PORTER HEALTHCARE & REHAB 475017 30 PORTER DRIVE MIDDLEBURY VT 5753 2018-02-28 585 C 0 1 TV7Z11 Based on staff and resident interview and record review the facility failed to establish a grievance policy that ensures the prompt resolution of all grievances and protection of residents' rights. Findings include: Per interview on 2/27/18 at 3:11 PM with the Resident Council, it was discussed that not all residents were aware of the grievance procedure. Per review of the facility's current Grievance Procedure for Residents dated 2/11/16, it did not contain the contact information of the grievance official. Per interview at 1:25 PM with the Administrator, s/he confirmed that the facility grievance policy was not updated with the necessary regulatory requirements and was in the process of being updated. S/he further stated that information needed to be included about the Ombudsman and Grievance official. The facility provided additional information which contained a copy of the grievance procedure that was given to residents on admission. In reviewing this information, there was no information stating that the resident has the right to make an anonymous grievance. There was also no contact information for the grievance official; nothing documented about the right to obtain a written decision; the immediate reporting of all alleged violations involving neglect, abuse, including injuries of unknown origin, and/or misappropriation of resident property; and there was no information that stated the results of all grievances will be maintained for a period of no less than three years. 2020-09-01