cms_WV: 5285

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
5285	HUNTINGTON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER	515007	1720 17TH STREET	HUNTINGTON	WV	25701	2015-05-12	225	C	0	1	ORJG11	Based on personnel record review, review of the requirements for criminal background checks in West Virginia, review of the Bureau for Medical Services manual and memorandum, and staff interview; the facility failed to ensure it did not employ individuals who had been found guilty of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating residents by a court of law. The facility did not make reasonable efforts to uncover information about any past criminal prosecutions by use of fingerprinting, which is a required procedure to ensure a statewide criminal background check in West Virginia. This was true for one (1) of five (5) employee files reviewed. This had the potential to affect more than a limited number of residents. Employee identifier: #42. Facility census: 181.Findings include: a) Employee #42 On 04/27/15 at 4:21 p.m., a review of personnel files found one (1) of five (5) employees hired by the facility had no fingerprints, or criminal background checks based on fingerprinting, in their files. The file contained a criminal background check completed based on Nurse Aide #42's social security number. Employee #42 was hired on 03/16/15. In a discussion with the Administrator and director of nursing at 4:21 p.m. on 04/27/15, the administrator indicated Nurse Aide #42's fingerprinting had been scheduled and then rescheduled. On 05/12/15 at 11:00 a.m., the administrator provided evidence the nurse aide had fingerprints completed on 04/21/15. The facility received the results on 04/27/15. The administrator said Employee #42 had been scheduled to for fingerprinting prior to the hire date of 03/16/15. Employee #42 missed the appointment. The administrator and director of nursing said 04/21/15 was the earliest date the fingerprints could be rescheduled. However, the facility had no evidence that this was the earliest date the fingerprints could be rescheduled. On 05/12/15 at 2:15 p.m., the director of nursing provided timecard information that showed Nurse Aide #42 had worked 29 days from 03/16/15 through 04/26/15 prior to the facility obtaining the results of the criminal background fingerprint results 04/27/15. To ensure the facility has not employed an individual who has been found guilty of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating residents by a court of law, West Virginia requires submission of fingerprints to the agency contracted by the West Virginia State Police.The Bureau for Medical Services (Medicaid) manual includes: 514.4.1 Employment Restrictions Criminal Investigation Background Check (CIB) results which may place a member at risk of personal health and safety or have evidence of a history of Medicaid fraud or abuse must be considered by the nursing facility before placing an individual in a position to provide services to the member. At a minimum, a fingerprint-based State level criminal investigation background check must be conducted initially by the employer prior to hire and every three years thereafter throughout the remainder of the employment. If the prospective employee has lived out of state within the last five years, the agency must also conduct a federal background check utilizing fingerprints through the national crime information database (NCID).	2019-01-01