cms_SC: 6243

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
6243 BRUSHY CREEK REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER, 425004 101 COTTAGE CREEK CIRCLE GREER SC 29650 2014-09-04 156 C 0 1 0BDJ11 Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide either the Skilled Nursing Facility Advanced Beneficiary Notice (SNFABN) (Form CMS- ) or one of the five uniform Denial Letters to Residents #4, #5, and #15, 3 of 3 residents reviewed for liability notices that had a change in payer source with Medicare days remaining. The findings included: On 9/4/14 at approximately 11:00 AM, review of the liability notices revealed no Advanced Beneficiary Notice (Form CMS- ) or one of the five uniform Denial Letters had been provided to Residents #4, #5, or #15, who had a change in payer with Medicare A days remaining. During an interview at that time, LBSW (Licensed Bachelor's Social Worker) #2 stated s/he would look into the concern. LBSW #2 returned to the business office with LBSW #1 who stated that therapy provided the CMS- forms. When asked for the forms for the 3 residents, LBSW #2 stated They're Medicare A (residents). After confirming the payer source with the LBSW, s/he then questioned if the letters had to be given to Medicare A residents. The LBSW stated s/he would investigate and provide additional information. No further information was provided. 2018-04-01