cms_SC: 6439

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
6439 MARION NURSING CENTER, INC. 425015 2770 SOUTH HIGHWAY 501 MARION SC 29571 2012-08-01 323 E 0 1 00J311 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** On the days of the survey, based on observations and interview, the facility failed to ensure that the resident environment remains as free of accident hazards as is possible. Observations revealed Unit 1, Unit 2, and 2 of 4 shower rooms contained hazardous materials and one exit door was noted open on Unit 1, (back hall). The findings included: During initial tour on 7/30/12 and on 7/31/12 , the following was observed: Unit 1 Front Hall - one unlocked cabinet containing HDQ Neutral one step disinfectant; an exit door at the end of the back hall open; latch did not catch. Unit 2 Front Hall - one unlocked cabinet containing HDQ one step disinfectant. Unit 2 Back Hall - shower room with broken drain cover; microwave cabinet with two sharp screws noted when doors opened; one unsteady chair in resident dining area. An interview was conducted with LPN(Licensed Practical Nurse)#2 on 7/30/12 upon noting the door not closed on Unit 1, Back Hall. LPN #2 verified the observation and stated during the interview that sometimes the door does not catch when staff come and go out of the door. Unit 1 was noted to have 37 residents with nine residents with physician orders [REDACTED]. There were also nine residents who were cognitively impaired that could move very short distances in the wheelchair or ambulated with assistance. On 8/1/12 at 9:30 AM, rounds were made with the Administrator who confirmed the above findings. 2018-02-01