cms_TN: 8391

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
8391 LIFE CARE CENTER OF GRAY 445479 791 OLD GRAY STATION ROAD GRAY TN 37615 2014-07-09 153 D 1 0 145111 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on review of a Authorizaton of Release of Information, review of facility policy, review of a postal ship date, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident received copy of a medical record timely after submission of a written request for one resident (#1) of sixteen residents reviewed. The findings included: Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Record review of an Authorization of Release of Information dated December 20, 2013, revealed the resident had submitted in writing a request for a copy of the entire medical record. Review of facility policy, Release of Information, revealed .Requested copies should be provided within two working days (excluding weekends and/or holidays) unless state law mandates a shorter period . Review of a postal ship date for the requested medical record revealed a ship date of January 24, 2014, and a delivery date of January 28, 2014 (thirty-nine days after the request date). Interview with the Medical Records Clerk on July 1, 2014, at 11:14 a.m., in the facility conference room confirmed the facility had failed to follow it's own policy after the written request for medical records. C/O # 2017-07-01