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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
14 RYDER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 405018 355 AVE FONT MARTELO HUMACAO PR 792 2017-05-04 371 F 0 1 ZOYB11 Based on a recertification extended survey, the kitchen observational tour, review of policies/procedures and interview with the administrative Dietitian (employee #16) and Physical plant director (employee #12) , it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a safety place for the store, prepare and serve food under sanitary conditions which can affect 28 of 28 admitted residents. (R#1 to R#28) Findings include: During the observational tour performed on 5/2/17 at 11:31 am until 12:15 pm the following was observed: 1. The Freezer #1 was observed that it was used like a fridge and not a freezer because the cooler system of the freezer is not functioning. Interview with the kitchen director (employee #16) on 5/2/17 at 11:40 am indicates that since the past Friday the freezer is not working. She is working with a contingency plan. She is ordering and receiving that she needs the same day. She is using the big freezers from the General Storage. Interview with the Physical plan director (employee #12) performed on 5/4/17 at 10:03 am him state: I'm waiting for the refrigerant 408 because it is very difficult to find out this kind of refrigerant. 2. The freezer floor was observed with expose concrete. Interview with the Physical plant director (employee #12) performed on 5/4/17 at 10:03 am states: I'm waiting for the guy that repair and makes the jobs here in the hospital; because he is doing other jobs and do not have time until he finish the other jobs. 3. It was observed on the A/C system a big leak. The employees from the kitchen are picking the water from the leak in three trash can. 4. Wall tiles in the stoves area are broken and with old stain. 5. Wall tiles broken in the fridge area and griddle area. 6. Already cleaned trays were observed stacked upside down one on top of the other and they were found wet with an accumulation of water. 7. Floor tiles on the tray machine area were broken. Interview with (employee #12) performed on 5/4/17 at 10:10 am he stated: Every year we have to change them since that is quarry tile; the steam and heat break it. 2020-09-01