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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
59 GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT WHEELING 515002 20 HOMESTEAD AVENUE WHEELING WV 26003 2019-08-06 558 D 0 1 WJ7O11 Based on observation, record review, staff interview and policy review, the facility failed to provide reasonable accommodations to a resident. The facility failed to ensure resident's call light was within reach. This failed practice affected two (2) of 31 residents. Resident identifier: #130 and #111. Facility census: 140. Findings included: a) Resident #130 An observation, on 07/29/19 at 11:49 AM, revealed Resident #130's sheets and call light was laying on the floor by the foot of the bed. Resident #130 was in bed and unable to reach call light. An interview with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #122, on 07/29/19 at 11:54 AM, confirmed call light was on floor and out of reach of Resident #130. LPN stated, I will go pick up her call light and change her sheets since hers are on the floor. A policy review Answering the Call Light with Revised date (MONTH) 2010. Policy stated, Step four (4) When the resident is in bed or confined to a chair be sure the call light is within easy reach of the resident. b) Resident #111 An observation of the Resident, on 07/30/19 at 08:39 AM, revealed she was in bed. The call light was hanging off the side of the bed and was not within reach of the Resident. An interview with the Resident, on 07/30/19 at 8:40 AM, revealed she did not know where her call light was. An interview with Nurse Aide (NA) #100, on 07/30/19 at 8:45 AM, revealed all call lights should be within reach while residents are in bed. The NA placed the call light within reach. 2020-09-01