cms_ME: 4018

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
4018 RUMFORD COMMUNITY HOME 205099 11 JOHN F KENNEDY LANE RUMFORD ME 4276 2011-04-07 253 D     LLBR11 Based on observations and interview, the facility failed to ensure that resident equipment, bedside tables, baseboard heaters and flooring were in good repair. Findings: On 04/05/2011 at 3:00 p.m., a surveyor toured environment with the Administrator. Findings were confirmed at time of the observation with the Administrator. Findings: 1. East Wing: a. Across from the first wall fan, the cove base was pushed in creating an approximate 2 feet by 3/4 of an inch gap that was uncleanable. b. The base of the Sit-to-Stand Hoyer was heavily soiled with dust and dirt particles. c. Room E1, the baseboard heater cover on the outside wall was separated which exposed a sharp metal edge. d. Room E-2, the baseboard heater cover on the outside wall was separated which exposed a sharp metal edge. 2. West Wing: a. Room W-15, on the outside wall of the room, the middle baseboard connector cover was missing which exposed a sharp metal edge. b. Room W-16, on the outside wall of the room, the middle baseboard connector cover was missing which exposed a sharp metal edge. c. Room W-17, the veneer on the bedside table was pulled away leaving sharp edges. Four floor tiles behind the water closet were cracked and gouged creating an uncleanable surface. The outside wall frame was missing the top piece exposing the insulation that was between the wall and window casing. d. Room W-19, towards the bathroom, the end of the baseboard heater was missing an end cover which exposed sharp metal edges. e. Room W-21, on the outside wall of the room, the middle baseboard connector cover was missing which exposed a sharp metal edge. f. Room W-24, the outside wall frame was missing the top piece exposing the insulation that was between the wall and window casing. g. The West Wing Whirlpool, in front of the water closet there was a large piece of the linoleum flooring missing and in the middle of the floor was an approximate 2-3 foot gap in the linoleum that created an uncleanable surface. 2014-04-01