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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
30	BRUSHY CREEK POST ACUTE	425004	101 COTTAGE CREEK CIRCLE	GREER	SC	29650	2016-12-01	371	E	0	1	OHU211	Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to assure foods were held at appropriate temperatures prior to serving in 2 of 2 cottages. In the Dogwood cottage, staff failed to calibrate the thermometer. In the Azalea cottage staff served foods that had been held at improper temperatures. Observation of the Azalea cottage at approximately 12:10 to 12:20 PM on 11/29/16 revealed Cook #1 measured the temperature of peaches, a cold food item, to be 49 degrees Fahrenheit. The cook did not alert the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #3, who was serving, that the cold food item did not reach appropriate temperatures. Observation of the Azalea cottage at approximately 12:50 on 11/29/16 revealed that during the meal, the cold food item was held on the table without refrigeration or insulation. When CNA #3 plated four helpings of peaches and began serving, she was stopped and informed that they were not held at appropriate temperatures. Observation on 11/28/16 at 12:03 PM revealed Certified Nursing Assistant (CAN) #2 and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #1 starting to plate lunch without taking food temperatures. When asked if food temperatures had been taken the staff were unaware that this had to be done. Observation on 11/28/2016 at 12:10 PM Dietary Aide #1 checked the temperature of the fish, without calibrating the thermometer. When asked Dietary Aide #1 stated that she/he calibrated the thermometer by placing it in ice water. When asked what temperature, the thermometer should be calibrated to she/he stated till it reads 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook #1 stated that after the thermometer was placed in ice water, it should read 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Observation on 11/28/2016 at 12:17 PM, Dietary Aide #1 filled a cup with ice and water and inserted the thermometer. When checked by Cook #1 the thermometer read 42 degrees Fahrenheit. She/He stated that the thermometer was calibrated earlier in the day and read 41.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook #1 stated that the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) would need to be contacted about the thermometer not working properly but she/he did not know how to contact the CDM. LPN #1 contacted the CDM to assist with temping foods. The CDM was unable to turn on the thermometer. Cook #1 retrieved a working thermometer and began to calibrate it. At 12:22 PM the CDM stated that the thermometer should be calibrated to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature at which to calibrate the thermometer was clarified (32 F) and food temperatures were found to be within acceptable range. During an observation on 11/28/2016 at 12:40 PM, CNA #1 started to feed a resident a pureed diet from the warmer before it was temped. Food was taken back to the kitchen and temped. Temperature for the pureed green beans was 133.8 degrees Fahrenheit. An interview at this time revealed that Cook #1 did not know did not know the proper reheat temperatures. When asked where food temperatures were documented prior to beginning food service, Cook #1 called attention to a notebook where the last documented food temperatures were recorded on 11/21/2016.	2020-09-01