cms_SC: 8245

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
8245 THE METHODIST OAKS 425131 151 LOVELY DRIVE ORANGEBURG SC 29115 2012-02-29 369 D 0 1 5WM211 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** On the days of the survey, based on record review and observation, the facility failed to provide adaptive feeding equipment for 1 of 1 sampled residents with orders for adaptive equipment. The facility did not provide Resident #6 with the angled spoon per physician's orders [REDACTED]. The findings included: The facility admitted Resident #6 on 12/10/07 with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Review of the February 2012 physician's orders [REDACTED]. Further record review revealed a Physician's Telephone Order dated 5/23/11 for an angled spoon. Review of the Nutrition Risk assessment dated [DATE] indicated an angled spoon was listed as an adaptive device to be used for Resident #6. Observation of the lunch meal on 2/28/12 at approximately 12:30 PM and the dinner meal on 2/28/12 at approximately 5:45 PM revealed Resident #6 sitting at a table eating in the dining room. Observation indicated that Resident #6 was provided a built-up fork for both meals. This was the only eating utensil provided by staff for both of the meals. Review of the dietary tray card revealed a photo of adaptive equipment which did not include an adaptive spoon. On 2/29/12 at approximately 4:00 PM, the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) reviewed the dietary card and order for angled spoon. The CDM confirmed that the dietary card did not correctly indicate that the angled spoon was to be provided. 2016-06-01