cms_SC: 8216

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
8216 CHESTER NURSING CENTER 425061 1 MEDICAL PARK DRIVE CHESTER SC 29706 2012-05-03 314 D 0 1 WII411 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** On the days of the Recertification and Extended survey, based on observations, interviews and review of the facility's policy entitled Aseptic Technique For Changing Dressings, the facility failed to provide necessary treatment and services to promote healing and prevent infection for 1 of 2 residents observed for Pressure Ulcer Treatment. Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #1 failed to properly cleanse the pressure area for Resident #2. The findings included: The facility admitted Resident #2 with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. On 5/1/2012 at 11:50 AM, during observation of a Pressure Ulcer treatment for [REDACTED].#1 used a saline soaked 4X4 to cleanse the wound. The LPN patted the wound bed and the peri-wound area multiple times using the same 4X4 and the same area of the 4X4. LPN #1 then, using a new 4X4, patted the wound bed and peri-wound area multiple times with the same side of the 4X4 to dry the wound before applying the new dressing. On 5/15/12 at 5:15 PM, during an interview with LPN #1, the surveyor reviewed her observations on the wound care. The LPN did not disagree with the surveyors observations. Review of the facility's police entitled Aseptic Technique For Changing Dressings revealed .Work from center outward in small [MEDICAL CONDITION], using a clean gauze for each stroke . 2016-06-01