cms_ME: 43

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
43 BARRON CENTER 205011 1145 BRIGHTON AVE PORTLAND ME 4102 2018-12-07 812 D 0 1 OYJ711 Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure two containers of applesauce were dated when opened and not in use beyond discard dates as indicated per manufacture specifications; and failed to ensure that containers were removed from the refrigerator and unavailable for resident use, in 1 of 3 refrigerators (Deering Unit) on 2 of 4 days of survey. Findings: On 12/3/18 at 12:01 p.m., during a check of (3) refrigerators located in the BC2 building, it was noted in the Deering Unit kitchen refrigerator that two applesauce containers, one dated 9/13/18 and the second dated 10/4/18 were opened and in use. On 12/4/18 at 7:28 a.m., the Food Service Director stated the dates on the containers of applesauce are the dates they were received not opened. The surveyor located the discard dates as indicated per instructions on the labels of applesauce, Refrigerate immediately once opened and use within 10 days. The surveyor confirmed with the Food Service Director that there was no open date to determine how long the applesauce jars had been opened. 2020-09-01