cms_SC: 7228

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
7228 ABBEVILLE NURSING HOME, INC. 425057 83 THOMSON CIRCLE ABBEVILLE SC 29620 2014-02-07 371 E 0 1 MMNO11 On one day of the survey, based on observations, interviews, and review of the facility policy titled Employee Guidelines-Infection Control Practices and Food Handling Guidelines, the facility failed to serve and distribute food under sanitary conditions. Observations during the lunch meal distribution on the 100 Unit and 200 Unit Halls and 100 Unit Day area revealed facility staff touched food items with their bare hands. The findings included: Observation on 2/4/14 at approximately 12:45 PM revealed staff serving trays and setting-up residents' lunch in the 100 Unit day area. The menu included cornbread delivered in a paper wrapping. Observation revealed RN #1 and CNA's #1, 2, and 3 reached into the package, retrieved the cornbread with their bare hands, and placed the cornbread onto the plate when serving residents. In addition, RN #1 was observed to take the cornbread into his/her bare hands, break the bread into two pieces, and place the pieces into containers beside the plate while serving one of these residents. During an interview with CNA #3 on 02-07-14 at approximately 11:30 AM, he/she confirmed the surveyor's findings. During an interview with CNA #1 on 02-07-14 at approximately 11:45 AM, he/she stated, okay. During an interview with RN #1 on 02-07-14 at approximately 2:45 PM, he/she stated, I don't remember doing this, but it should not be done. CNA #2 was unavailable for interview. Review of the facility policy titled Employee Guidelines-Infection Control Practices revealed in section All Food and Nutrition Services Employees the following: Handle plates by the bottom or the edge; keep hands off the eating surface. Keep thumb and fingers away from food on the plate. Review of the facility policy titled Food Handling Guidelines revealed in section Prevention of Food Infection the following: Minimize hand contact with food by the use of utensils or disposable gloves. 2017-04-01