cms_RI: 91

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
91 WEST SHORE HEALTH CENTER 415028 109 WEST SHORE ROAD WARWICK RI 2889 2018-07-09 656 E 0 1 DOH811 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on surveyor observations, record review and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan that includes measurable objectives to meet a resident's needs, relative to dignity 1 of 1 sample residents, resident ID # 66. Findings are as follows: During multiple surveyor observations on 6/28/2018 through 7/6/2018, the resident was observed with his/her brief exposed and the lower half of his/her body exposed. Surveyor observation of Resident ID #66, on all days of the survey was seen pacing in the hallway and or in his/her room with his/her brief down to the knees, with his/her privates, back and buttocks exposed. The resident was also observed lying on his bed with his knees up in the air uncovered with privates exposed. The resident has an extremely large scrotum that extends down to the knees and is not covered with the brief. Review of the resident's care plan dated 8/9/2017 and revised on 5/17/2018, there is no indication that the facility has addressed this problem of maintaining the residents right to dignity by implementing any interventions that would provide for the resident to be clothed in a dignified manner. During a surveyor interview with the Assistant Director of Nursing Services (ADNS) on 07/2/2018 at approximately 1:20 PM, he acknowledged that the resident's clothing does not provide the resident with personal privacy due to the [MEDICAL CONDITION] scrotum. He stated the staff has give the resident suspenders in an effort to hold up his trousers, however when the resident tried to use these his pants are so low that the residents back and buttocks are exposed. The ADNS was unable to provide evidence that the facility had develop and implement a comprehensive person-centered care relative to dignity for resident ID # 66. 2020-09-01