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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
13 RYDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 405018 355 AVE FONT MARTELO HUMACAO PR 792 2017-05-04 334 F 0 1 ZOYB11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on ten sample records reviewed (RR), Influenza and Pneumococcal vaccines registry review and interviews with the DON (employee #4) and Administrator (employee #3) performed during recertification extended survey from 05/02 thru 05/04/17 it was determined that the facility failed to organize the Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine Program and continued the influenza vaccination as required by the state due to the influenza outbreak as evidence on 2 out of 10 records reviewed (RR#5 and #10) Findings include: 1. During RR # 5, performed on 05/02/17 at 2:30 pm, a [AGE] years old male admitted on [DATE] due to Left Total Knee Replacement, High Blood Pressure and Diabetes it was found that resident record have Influenza and Pneumococcal vaccines refused by the patient however the protocol did not have the signature of the patient or legal representative refusing the vaccine. 2. During the Influenza and Pneumococcal vaccine program evaluation performed on 05/03/17 at 11:30p.m., it was found the following issues: a. On 5/03/2017 at 11:30 am during interview with DON employee #4 state that all influenza vaccine were expire on 4/30/2017. b. On 5/03/2017 at 3:05 pm on interview the administrator employee #3 state Puerto Rico did not have the influenza vaccine available. 3. During RR # 10, performed on 05/04/15 at 8:04 am, a [AGE] years old male admitted on [DATE] due to Right Foot Ulcer Non Pressure Chronic Ulcer, it was found that resident record have Influenza and Pneumococcal vaccines refused by the patient however the protocol did not have the signature of the patient or legal representative refusing the vaccine. The facility failed to organize the Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine Program and continued the influenza vaccination as required by the state due to the influenza outbreak. 2020-09-01