cms_TN: 7357

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
7357 MAPLEWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER 445412 100 CHERRYWOOD PLACE JACKSON TN 38305 2014-08-06 431 D 0 1 04YV11 Based on policy review, observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure discontinued medications were disposed of properly for 1 of 6 (200 hall) medication carts, and failed to ensure food was not stored in the medication refrigerator / freezer in 1 of 2 (500 hall) medication refrigerator / freezers. The findings included: 1. Review of the facility's medication storage policy documented, .9. Medication that is discontinued (except controlled substances) shall be returned to the pharmacy for credit when appropriate, with the next regularly scheduled medication delivery. Observations on the 200 hall on 8/5/14 at 8:40 AM, revealed Nurse #5 placed 6 Clonodine 0.1 milligram tablets in the trash bin on the 200 medication cart. 2. Review of the facility's Medication Storage Policy documented 6 . Lunches and other foods should not be kept in the refrigerator with the medication . Observations in the 500 hall medication storage room on 8/5/14 at 10:35 AM, revealed 1 can of coffee stored in the 500 hall medication refrigerator / freezer. 3. During an interview in the Director of Nursing's (DON) office on 8/5/14 1:05 PM, the DON was asked if medication should be disposed of in the trash bin on the medication cart. The DON stated, No. It should be returned or destroyed. The DON was also asked if a can of coffee should be stored in the freezer of the medication refrigerator. The DON stated, No. 2018-02-01