cms_HI: 79

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
79 HALE MAKUA - KAHULUI 125007 472 KAULANA STREET KAHULUI HI 96732 2018-11-30 689 D 0 1 6SFF11 Based on observations and interview the facility failed to identify a resident's risk for an accident, including the need for supervision and assistive devices for one of 68 residents ((R)117) in the survey sample. The deficient practice did not provide adequate supervision and professional standards of practice placing R117 at an increased risk for injury. Findings Include: On 11/27/18 at 12:11 AM observed a certified nursing assistant (CNA) 194, pushing R117 in her wheelchair backwards down the hallway. The resident was talking in her native language and appeared agitated at the CN[NAME] Queried CNA194 why R117 was being pushed backwards in the wheelchair. The CNA 194 stated that R117's wheelchair footrests were broken and going forward may cause her feet to be run over. On 11/30/18 at 10:00 AM interviewed the unit's charge nurse (CN) 279 and inquired about R117's broken foot rests. The CN279 stated that residents in wheelchairs should not be pushed backwards, and only if going through a door. The CN279 stated that she will re-educate staff. 2020-09-01