cms_WV: 46

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
46	GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT WHEELING	515002	20 HOMESTEAD AVENUE	WHEELING	WV	26003	2017-03-01	441	D	0	1	TKXD11	NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, staff interview, and policy review, the facility failed to follow proper hand hygiene techniques during medication administration for one (1) of twenty six (26) opportunities observed. In addition, the facility failed to perform proper cleaning technique on reusable equipment during one (1) of three (3) dressing change observations. This failed practice affected an isolated number of residents who received medications administered by the facility and of those who had pressure ulcers. Resident identifiers: #126 and #177. Facility census: 145. Findings include: a) Resident #126 An observation of medication administration on 02/28/17 at 08:24 a.m., revealed Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #44 attempted to pop a [MEDICATION NAME] 25 milligram (mg) tablet out of the packaging into a medicine cup for Resident #126. The pill missed the cup and fell to the floor. LPN #44 picked up the pill with her bare hands and discarded it. She then popped out a second [MEDICATION NAME] 25 mg tablet into the medication cup and continued with her medication administration for Resident #126 without washing or sanitizing her hands. On 02/28/17 at 10:59 a.m. this matter was discussed with Employee #4, who was responsible for infection control. She agreed that it was an infection control issue. She provided the facility policy titled Handwashing/Hand Hygiene last revised (MONTH) (YEAR). This policy stated to use alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water Before preparing or handling medications. b.) Resident #177 During a dressing change, on 02/23/17 at 12:00 p.m., RN #137 removed scissors from her uniform pocket and cut kling soaked with acetic acid which LPN #64 was using to pack resident #177 coccyx stage IV wound. RN #137 did not clean the scissors prior to use. At the end of the dressing change procedure, RN #137 placed the scissors back into her uniform pocket without cleaning them when she left the room. During an interview, on 2/23/17 at 1:08 pm, RN #137 stated she probably should have cleaned her scissors prior to use and after use. During an interview, on 2/23/17 at 3:03 pm, the Director of Nursing confirmed RN #137 should have cleaned the scissors before and after use during the dressing change.	2020-09-01