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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
5 BRUSHY CREEK POST ACUTE 425004 101 COTTAGE CREEK CIRCLE GREER SC 29650 2018-03-01 550 D 0 1 JK8711 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observations and interviews the facility failed to provide dignity and privacy for Resident # 41 by not covering the resident's catheter bag when it was in sight of other people. ( 1 of 2 residents observed with catheters) The findings included: The facility admitted Resident # 41 with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. On three days of the survey the resident was observed in bed in his/her room with the catheter tubing hanging uncovered on the side of the bed facing the door. The bag could be seen by anyone walking by the door or out in the dining area. Interview with the resident's spouse revealed the staff usually covered the bag but he/she had not seen the bag covered at all this week. Interview with Certified Nursing Assistant # 1 ( CNA) on 2/28/18 @ 10:15 AM revealed that the catheter bags were covered any time a resident was up or catheter bag was in view of other people to protect the privacy and dignity of the resident. When asked what he/she saw when he/she looked into this resident's room. He/she stated the catheter bag uncovered. The CNA confirmed the resident's privacy and dignity was not being protected. The CNA further stated, The cover was removed the other day and not replaced. There have not been any covers in the closet or in the cottage at all this week. The Licensed Practical Nurse #1 also responded that there were no covers in the cottage and that he/she would order some. 2020-09-01