cms_SC: 6784

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
6784 PRUITTHEALTH BAMBERG 425104 439 NORTH STREET BAMBERG SC 29003 2014-09-30 282 D 1 0 LP5311 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to follow the plan of care for Resident #1 related to weekly weights (1 of 4 residents sampled for weight loss) The findings included: The facility admitted Resident #1 with a [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. A review of the medical record on 9/30/14 at 10:32 AM, revealed that Resident #1 was alert and comprehended conversation, but was confused. S/he required total assist with activity of daily living (ADLs) due to recent fracture and the placement of a leg immobilizer. S/he was continent of bowel and bladder at home prior to fall, but had declined to wearing briefs since hospital admission. A review of the care plan related to nutrition and/ or hydration documented as an approach to obtain weekly weights on admission times 4 weeks. A review of the weight record for Resident #1 on 9/30/14 at 10:35 AM, revealed that Resident #1 was weighed on admission on 1/31/14 with a weight of 129 pounds and then again on 2/11/14 with a weight of 120 pounds. The weight should have been obtained per the care plan for 2/7/14 (weekly weight due) it was not available. An interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 9/30/14 at 3:50 PM revealed that the care plan should read weekly weights for new admission for 4 weeks. The DON attempted to locate the 2/7/14 weight, but was unsuccessful. 2017-09-01