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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
71 CENTRO MEDICO WILMA N VAZQUEZ SNF 405025 ROAD 2 KM 39 5 BO ALGARROBO VEGA BAJA PR 693 2019-05-15 806 D 0 1 K21011 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on recertification survey, observations and resident interview performed from 05/13/19 to 05/15/19, it was determined that the facility failed to provide food that accommodates resident preferences. This deficient practice can affect 1 out of 20 admitted residents at the facility. (Resident Sample #62). Findings include: 1. A mechanism to ensure that facility is aware of resident preferences and provide an appropriate alternative when resident appears to refuse to drink items was not performed accordingly with the following findings identified during survey procedures from 05/13/19 to 05/15/19: a. RS # 62 is a female resident [AGE] years old female admitted on [DATE] with a [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Dietitian perform initial assessment of resident on 5/11/19 and accordingly with information reviewed with register nurse (employee #11 ) on medical record on 5/15/19 resident stated that she does not like coffee. b. On 5/13/19 at 8:55 am refer that coffee is included in her tray as part of the breakfast and that she does not want to drink coffee because she does not like it. Resident state that she want to drink hot tea in the morning, no coffee. c. On 5/14/19 at 2:30 pm clinical dietitian was informed that resident is receiving decaffeinated coffee as part of the breakfast and she does not like it. d. On 5/14/19 at 8:08 pm clinical dietitian evaluate the resident to acquire information of choices and preferences and change the coffee in the breakfast for tea. e. On 5/15/19 at 8:30 am resident stated on interview that she receive again decaffeinated coffee as part of the breakfast and she does not like it. f. The facility failed to observe breakfast services and identify a resident who appears to refuse drink items, and determine if she is offered the opportunity to receive substitutes. 2020-09-01