cms_SC: 669

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
669 KERSHAWHEALTH KARESH LONG TERM CARE 425080 1315 ROBERTS STREET CAMDEN SC 29020 2018-04-06 641 B 0 1 3F6I11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on record review, observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure the Minimal Data Set (MDS) was accurately coded related to Nutritional Status. The MDS was coded incorrectly for Resident #38 to have a gastrostomy tube and Resident #82 to be on an incorrect diet. The findings included: Resident # 38 was admitted to the facility 11/20/2017 with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. During review of the Quarterly MDS with an Assessment Reference Date of 02/13/2018 Section K0510B2 was coded as checked (indicating the resident had a feeding tube.) Observation on 04/04/18 at 12:23 pm - Resident was in the unit dining room. Glasses on in w/c. lunch meal observation- 2% milk, Ensure pudding, and coffee, pureed diet, banana pudding desert, and prune juice. On 04/04/2018 during an interview the MDS Coordinator confirmed that the resident had never had a feeding tube and that Section K0510B2 was coded inaccurately. The facility admitted Resident #82 on 2-25-18 with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Record review on 4-5-18 at 12:24 PM revealed that upon admission, Resident #82 was on a full liquid diet and a physician's orders [REDACTED]. Review of the 3-24-18 30 day Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment on 4-5-18 at 8:54 PM revealed that the mechanically altered diet was not coded under Section K. During an interview at 10:52 AM on 4-6-18, the MDS Coordinator verified that the MDS was not accurate related to the diet coding. 2020-09-01