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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
50 ATHENS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION LLC 15016 611 WEST MARKET STREET ATHENS AL 35611 2018-07-19 661 D 0 1 OEFS11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on record review, interview and a review of the facility's policy titled, Discharge Summary and Plan of Care, the facility failed to ensure licensed staff completed a discharge summary for RI (Resident Identifier) #113's discharge from the facility. This was evident during the review of 1 of 4 discharges. Findings Include: The facility's policy titled Discharge Summary and Plan of Care dated 11/28/16 states: Purpose: Appropriate discharge planning and communication of necessary information to the continuing care provider, after discharge of a resident/guest from the facility, help the new care provider understand the resident/guests goals and needs. The process in this policy includes what the dscharge smmary should include which is: *A recapitulation of the residentguest's stay *A final summary of the resident/guest's status at the time of discharge *A post discharge plan of care developed with the resident/guest and his/her family which will assist the resident/guest to adjust to his/her new living environment . Medical review review conducted for RI # 113 revealed this resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and was discharged from the facility on 5/24/18. An interview was conducted with Employee Identifier (EI) #6, LPN/Licensed Practical Nurse, Charge nurse on 07/19/18 12:15 PM. The surveyor asked where the discharge summary was for RI #113. EI #6, stated, there was no d/c summary for RI #113. The policy and procedure regarding discharge summaries was referenced with EI #6, and asked if the resident should have a discharge summary. EI #6 stated, Yes. When EI #6 was asked if the discharge summary policy and procedure was followed, EI #6 stated, No. 2020-09-01