cms_SC: 8282

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
8282 NHC HEALTHCARE - LEXINGTON 425333 2993 SUNSET BLVD WEST COLUMBIA SC 29169 2012-04-18 323 D 0 1 98F911 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** On the days of survey, based on record review, observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that 1 of 2 sampled residents reviewed for exit seeking remained free from accident hazards as was possible by not assessing the placement of the Wanderguard and circulation as ordered by the physician for Resident #14. The findings included: The facility admitted Resident #14 on 11-2-11 with a [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. During an observation of Resident #14 on 4-16-12 at approximately 5:05 PM, the resident was noted to be wearing a Wanderguard on her right ankle. Record review on 4-16-12 at approximately 5:10 PM, revealed that an elopement assessment had been completed on 1-2-12 and an order had been written on 1-3-12 as follows: Place Wanderguard to right ankle. Check placement every shift. Check circulation to right foot every shift. Upon review of Resident #14's Treatment Administration Record (TAR) for the month of April, there were no signatures located by the order on the TAR and no further documentation could be found in the chart indicating that the physicians order for every shift assessments for circulation and Wanderguard placement were being followed. During an interview on 4-17-12 at approximately 10:40 AM, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #1 stated that the staff documented Wanderguard placement and circulation on the TAR's. The LPN reviewed the April TAR for Resident #14 and confirmed that the assessments for placement and circulation, had not been initiated as having been completed as ordered. There was no documented evidence the physician's orders [REDACTED]. 2016-06-01