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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
56 NEWTON CENTER 205012 35 JULY STREET SANFORD ME 4073 2017-12-15 584 E 0 1 NQNW11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to maintain a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment on 2 of 3 units. Finding: During tour of the facility with the Surveyor on 12/13/17 at 9:45 a.m., the Environmental Services Supervisor and Eldercare Maintenance Mechanic observed and confirmed the following findings: -The 100 unit tub room contained 3 unsecured cleaning chemicals: 1 container of Super Sani-Cloth Germicidal Wipes and 1 container of Sani-Hand Sanitizer Wipes on an open shelf, and 1 container of Cen-Kleen IV in an unlocked cabinet, thus creating an unsafe environment. -Resident room [ROOM NUMBER] had a crack in the bathroom door casing that was approximately 2 inches long. -Resident room [ROOM NUMBER] had a cracked ceiling tile in the bathroom around the light and vent unit, and the bathroom door casing had a crack approximately 5 inches long. -Resident room [ROOM NUMBER] had a cracked ceiling tile in the bathroom around the light and vent unit. -The 300 unit Bath room contained 2 unsecured chemical cleaners in an unlocked room in an unlocked cabinet: 1 bottle of HyperFect Disinfectant Cleaner and 1 bottle of Cor Product Pearl Creme, thus creating an unsafe environment. -Resident room [ROOM NUMBER] had a crack, approximately 1 centimeter, between the window sill and window and the room temperature was 64.2 degrees Fahrenheit (required range 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit) by the window, thus creating an uncomfortable environment. room [ROOM NUMBER] also had a cable cord that was partially affixed to the wall and approximately 2.5 feet of cord that had come apart from the wall. -Resident room [ROOM NUMBER] had an electric wheel chair with caked on food debris and crumbs at the food base, a recliner chair that had food debris stains, and a bathroom door casing with a crack of approximately 4 inches. -Resident room [ROOM NUMBER] had space between the window and sill that created a draft and the room temperature by the window was 65.4 degrees Fahrenheit (required range 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit), thus creating an uncomfortable environment. -Resident room [ROOM NUMBER] with a bathroom door casing that was cracked. On 12/13/17, during the environmental tour, the Environmental Services Supervisor and Eldercare Maintenance Mechanic removed the unsecured chemical cleaners. On 12/13/17 at 3:45 p.m., in an interview with the Administrator, he/she was made aware of the above findings. 2020-09-01