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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
57 GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT WHEELING 515002 20 HOMESTEAD AVENUE WHEELING WV 26003 2018-05-03 880 D 0 1 X20F11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention program designed to help prevent the development and transmission of diseases and infections. Specifically, the facility failed to keep Resident #301's [MEDICAL CONDITION] tubing off of the floor. This failed practice had the potential to affect a limited number of residents. Resident identifier: #301. Facility census: 142. Findings included: a) Resident #301 Resident #301 admitted to the facility on [DATE]. According to the 5/18 physician orders, [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. The resident had orders for a [MEDICAL CONDITION]. Review of the 4/24/18 Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment, on 5/2/18 at 9:05 AM revealed Resident #301 was in a vegetative state with no discernible consciousness. He required total care for all activities of daily living (ADL). He was identified as receiving [MEDICAL CONDITION] care, suctioning, and oxygen. Multiple observations were made of the resident throughout the day from 4/30/18 to 5/3/18. During each of these observations, the resident's [MEDICAL CONDITION] tubing was observed to be very long, with the tubing laying on the floor touching multiple objects next to the resident's bed. Specific observations included the following: On 4/30/18 at 10:57 AM, 5/1/18 at 4:51 PM, 5/2/18 at 12:01 PM, 5/2/18 at 4:58 PM and 5/3/18 at 8:49 AM, the resident's [MEDICAL CONDITION] tubing was observed laying on the floor touching multiple objects next to the resident's bed. On 5/2/18 from 7:53 AM to 8:11 AM, [MEDICAL CONDITION] care was observed to be given by Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #4. She suctioned the resident, cleaned around the [MEDICAL CONDITION], and changed the soiled gauze around the [MEDICAL CONDITION]. The [MEDICAL CONDITION] tubing was observed to be laying on the ground the entire time the treatment occurred. In an interview on 5/3/18 at 8:55 AM, LPN #4 observed the resident's [MEDICAL CONDITION] tubing. She acknowledged the tubing was laying directly on the floor. She said the tubing should not be on the floor because of bacteria and for the draining of the humidity. There was a bag on the tubing that caught the excess liquid/humidity. She said it was supposed to be tied to the bed but the tie had broken. She said the resident had not had any infections and was doing well. She proceeded to get new tubing and change it. After she changed the tubing, the tubing was tied to the bed and off of the floor. In an interview on 5/3/18 at 9:16 AM, the Assistant Director of Nursing said [MEDICAL CONDITION] tubing should never touch the floor. Anything that touches the floor has the potential for infection. She said the tubing should be tied to the bed, so it was off the floor. In an interview on 5/3/18 at 10:44 AM, the Director of Nursing said [MEDICAL CONDITION] tubing should never be laying on the floor. She explained bacteria could potentially get in the [MEDICAL CONDITION] area. 2020-09-01