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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
60 PROVIDENCE BENEDICTINE NURSING CENTER 385018 540 SOUTH MAIN STREET MOUNT ANGEL OR 97362 2017-07-31 371 F 1 1 LC2W11 > Based on observation, interview and record review it was determined the facility failed to prevent potential contamination for 1 of 1 sampled ice machines reviewed during kitchen inspection. This placed residents at risk for cross-contamination. Findings include: 1. According to Food Sanitation Rules, effective date 9/4/12, An air gap between the water supply inlet and the flood level rim of the plumbing fixture, equipment, or nonfood equipment shall be at least twice the diameter of the water supply inlet and may not be less than 25 mm (1 inch). On 7/24/17 at 8:48 am the gap between the ice machine drain pipe and the floor was observed to be approximately one half inch. Staff 13 (Housing Manager) acknowledged the gap was less than one inch. 2. According to Food Sanitation Rules, effective date 9/4/12, During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored . in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container .In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not potentially hazardous. On 7/24/17 at 8:48 am during inspection of the ice machine the ice scoop was observed to be located inside the ice machine, laying on top of the ice with the handle touching the ice cubes. Staff 13 acknowledged the scoop handle was touching the ice. Staff 13 stated the scoop was supposed to be located inside the ice machine, but not touching the ice. Staff 13 also stated staff wore gloves when getting ice in order to prevent the scoop from being contaminated. No gloves were observed in the vicinity of the ice machine. Staff 13 acknowledged no gloves were present. 2020-09-01