cms_GA: 3168

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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3168 SAVANNAH BEACH HEALTH AND REHAB 115633 26 VAN HORNE STREET TYBEE ISLAND GA 31328 2017-07-23 247 B 1 1 NETP11 > Based on record review, staff and resident interviews and review of the Admission policy related to room change, the facility failed to have a system in place to ensure that one resident (R#18) of 16 sampled residents were notified prior to a roommate change. Findings include: Review of the facility policy for Admission Agreement, B: Notice of Rights and Services, 11. Notifications of Changes, II. The Facility must also promptly notify the Resident and, if known, the Resident's legal representative or interested family member when there is: [NAME] a change in room or roommate assignment as specified in 483.15 (E)(2):or B. A change in resident rights under Federal or State Law or regulation as specified in paragraph (B)(1) of this section. During a resident interview on 7/21/17 at 3:40 p.m. the resident stated he had several new roommates but that he was not told that he would be getting a new roommate. An interview with the Social Worker (SW) on 7/22/17 at 11:15 p.m. revealed that he though it was the Admission Coordinator who was to notify the residents of room changes or getting a new roommate. The Admission Coordinator, who is also a nurse, was working on the medication cart on 7/22/17 and was interviewed, with the SW, on the same day at 11:18 p.m. and revealed that he only handles the new admissions and that the SW is responsible for notification of room changes. Further interview with the SW at this revealed that he did not know who was responsible for notification of a new roommate and agrees that the residents are not being notified of room changes. An interview with the Administrator on 7/23/17 at 12:37 p.m. revealed that it is the responsibility of the SW to notify resident's of room changes or if they are getting a new roommate. She was not aware that the residents were not being notified prior to getting a new roommate. 2020-09-01