cms_GA: 39

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
39	NORTH DECATUR HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER	115012	2787 NORTH DECATUR ROAD	DECATUR	GA	30033	2018-12-06	761	D	0	1	46UW11	NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview and policy review, the facility failed to ensure that all drugs and biological's were discarded prior to expiration date. The facility census was 61. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Medication Storage in the facility dated ,[DATE], revealed the policy as medications and biological's are stored safely, securely and properly, following manufacturer's recommendations or those of the supplier. Procedure letter H revealed outdated, contaminated or deteriorated medications and those in containers that are cracked, soiled, or without secure closures are immediately removed from inventory, disposed of according to procedures for medication disposal. Observation on [DATE] at 2:53 p.m. of medication storage room/Central Supply room, with Administrator and Clinical Director of Health Services, revealed medications neatly arranged on multiple shelves. Observation of random bottles of medication revealed a 16 ounce bottle of Mineral Oil with expiration date of ,[DATE] and a 16 ounce bottle of [MEDICATION NAME] Cough syrup with expiration date of ,[DATE]. Interview on [DATE] at 2:53 p.m. with Administrator, stated that Central Supply Clerk is responsible for keeping the medications stocked and checked for expiration dates. She was not sure of how often she checks the medications/supplies. Interview on [DATE] at 9:10 a.m. with Central Supply Clerk, stated that she checks the medications in the supply room for expiration dates once per month. She stated that when she finds medications that are expired, she gives them to the Director of Nursing (DON). She stated she was not aware of the two bottles of expired liquids in the supply room.	2020-09-01