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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
17 WASHINGTON CTR FOR AGING SVCS 95014 2601 18TH STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20018 2019-07-30 740 E 0 1 BMNI11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on record review and staff interview for one (1) of 56 sampled residents facility staff failed to provide the necessary behavioral health care services and antidepressant medication for Resident #63 to attain the highest practicable physical, psychosocial and mental well-being in accordance with the comprehensive assessment and plan of care. Findings included Resident #63 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Review of the Comprehensive Minimum Data Set ((MDS) dated [DATE], showed Resident #63's Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) is coded as 15 to indicate she is cognitively intact. Further review of the MDS showed Section D (Mood) resident is coded as 1 to indicate the presence of the following symptoms: feeling down, depressed or hopeless, trouble concentrating on things, poor appetite, trouble falling or staying asleep .Section I (Active Diagnoses) showed Psychiatric/Mood Disorder, Depression is selected. Section N (Medications) Antidepressants is not selected to indicate resident did not receive antidepressant medication. Review of the Social Service note dated 7/19/19, showed resident stopped this social worker stating that she took [MEDICATION NAME] in the past but has not, since being admitted . During a resident interview on 7/24/19, at 4:00 PM, Resident #63 stated, I told the nurse that I was on an antidepressant and I have not been getting my medicine and I have nightmares. Resident denied wanting to harm herself or others. Review of the physician's orders [REDACTED]. During an interview on 7/24/19, at 4:30 PM with the Employee #13 stated, She is care planned for depression but no she is not on medication or seeing the psychiatrist, I will get on this right away. Observations during survey period (7/17/19 through 7/30/19) showed resident participating in activities daily and talking with other residents. Facility staff failed to provide the necessary behavioral health care and services (to include medications) to a resident with a Major [MEDICAL CONDITION]. Review of the medical record showed there was no harm to the resident. During a face-to-face interview on 7/24/19, at 4:30 PM, Employee #13 acknowledged the finding. 2020-09-01