cms_TN: 14151

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
14151 HOLSTON HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER 445344 3916 BOYDS BRIDGE PIKE KNOXVILLE TN 37914 2010-09-09 226 D     YDLM11 Based on review of personnel files, policy review, and interview, the facility failed to provide documentation of an abuse registry check for one (#1) of five employees reviewed. The findings included: Review of the personnel files on September 9, 2010, revealed Staff #1 had a hire date of August 25, 2010. Continued review of the file revealed the Abuse Registry was not checked until September 7, 2010, a two week delay after the hire date. Review of the facility policy for Abuse Protection & Response Policy...revealed: "...The center will not employ individuals who: Are currently listed on the State Nurse Aide Registry or any other State employee screening or disqualification list for Abuse, Neglect or Misappropriation of Patient Property." Interview with the Director of Nursing on September 9, 2010, at 1:55 p.m., at the west wing nursing station, confirmed no documentation the Abuse Registry was checked prior to employment for Staff #1. 2014-04-01