cms_NV: 19

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
19 PERSHING GENERAL HOSPITAL SNF 295000 855 6TH STREET LOVELOCK NV 89419 2018-02-14 695 D 0 1 OUMW11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview, record review and document review, the facility failed to ensure an oxygen humidifier was filled with solution for 1 of 12 sampled residents (Resident #6). Findings include: Resident #6 was admitted on [DATE], with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Review of the medical record revealed a Physician order [REDACTED].>On 02/13/18 at 2:10 PM, the resident was on her bed receiving oxygen at 2 liters per minute via nasal cannula from a concentrator. It was noted the humidifier in the oxygen concentrator was empty. On 02/13/18 at 2:17 PM, an RN confirmed the observation and indicated the Oxygen humidifier should have checked every shift and changed when the solution dried. Facility policy titled Respiratory Care Infection Control effective date 2004, revealed disposable humidifiers would be used and replaced every 7 days and as needed. 2020-09-01