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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
1373 CONWAY MANOR 425121 3300 4TH AVENUE CONWAY SC 29527 2019-04-12 604 G 1 0 0Q9611 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** > Based on interview and record review, and review of the facility's policy titled, Use of Restraints, the facility failed to safeguard residents from the use of physical restraints for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for physical restraints (Resident #24). The findings included: Resident #24 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Review of the facility's incident report revealed on 3/19/2019 between 6:15 and 7 PM Resident #24 was found in bed with both the blanket and bedsheets wrapped tightly around the side rails of the bed. During an interview with Certified Nursing Assistant #2 on 4/10/19 at 5:54 PM, s/he demonstrated to this surveyor how Resident #24 was found in bed. S/he stated Resident #24 was attempting to get up, which is usually a sign that s/he needed to be toileted; however, when entering the room, s/he noticed both the blanket and sheets were tightly wrapped around the siderails on the bed, which the resident was not physically capable of doing him/herself. During an interview with the Director of Nursing on 4/10/19 at 4:19 PM, s/he indicated s/he had a conversation with the responsible party that the resident reportedly tied themselves in the bed before while at home. During an interview on 4/11/19 at 9:52 AM, Licensed Practical Nurse #2, s/he confirmed the resident was restrained by both the sheets and blanket in the bed. Review of the facility's policy titled, Use of Restraints indicates practices that inappropriately utilize equipment to prevent resident mobility are considered restraints and are not permitted, including: tucking sheets so tightly that a bed-bound resident cannot move. 2020-09-01