cms_GA: 6624

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
6624 BONTERRA TRANSITIONAL CARE & REHABILITATION 115555 2801 FELTON DRIVE EAST POINT GA 30344 2013-08-28 315 D 0 1 05JI11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations, record review, review of facility policy/procedures, inservice records and staff interviews the facility failed to ensure that a urinary catheter was secure for one (1) resident (#48) from a sample of twenty-seven (27) residents. Findings Include: Record review revealed that resident #48 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Further record review revealed the resident also has Traumatic [DIAGNOSES REDACTED] from his chronic indwelling Foley. Observation of catheter care for this resident was conducted 8/26/13 at 2:40 PM and revealed there was no catheter strap in use. Review of facility policy indicated that a catheter strap was to be used to anchor the catheter to a resident leg to prevent trauma. Interview with treatment nurse AA conducted 8/26/13 at 2:45 PM revealed that the resident was born with Hypospadious and due to long term use of Foley catheter that area has reopened. AA further revealed that Urology consults have been conducted but have decided not to repair Hypospadious. The resident receives wound care daily and as necessary with Foley care. During a second interview with AA on 8/26/13 at 3:15 PM, she acknowledged that resident #48 did not have a catheter strap in use. Interview with the Director of Nursing on 8/27/13 at 9:00 AM revealed that her her expectation is that each resident with a Foley catheter will have a leg strap to secure catheter as per policy. Interview with Registered Nurse (RN) CC conducted 8/27/13 at 10:15 AM revealed all Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) are trained on catheter care per facility's nursing standard of practice. CNAs are trained that a catheter strap is to be used to anchor the catheter to a resident's leg, to prevent trauma. 2017-11-01