cms_SC: 510

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
510 MUSC HEALTH CHESTER NURSING CENTER 425061 1 MEDICAL PARK DRIVE CHESTER SC 29706 2019-06-12 584 D 0 1 C9E011 Based on observations and interview, the facility failed to ensure that privacy curtains in rooms near the window provided full privacy. The privacy curtains in rooms 34-B, 35-B, 36-B, 45-B and 46-B did not extend from wall to wall to ensure full privacy, had stains or tears. 1 or 3 halls reviewed. The findings included: Random room observations on 6/10/19 at approximately 10:41 AM revealed the privacy curtain near the window in rooms 34-B, 35-B, 36-B, 45-B and 46-B did not extend from wall to wall to provide full privacy, had stains or in poor repair (tears). During an interview and observation with the Housekeeping Manager on 6/10/19 at approximately 11:05 AM s/he confirmed there were privacy curtains that did not extend from wall to wall near the window. The Housekeeping Manager stated the facility was in the process of replacing worn and stained privacy curtains. When asked if there was documentation to indicate the facility had identified the concerns with the privacy curtains; the Housekeeping Manager stated no. At approximately 11:20 AM on 6/10/19, the housekeeping department provided a list of rooms #26, #27, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #41, #45, #46, #48, #51 and #54 with a note that indicated need to order. No further information was noted. 2020-09-01