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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
69 GUARDIAN ELDER CARE AT WHEELING 515002 20 HOMESTEAD AVENUE WHEELING WV 26003 2019-08-06 657 D 0 1 WJ7O11 Based on resident interview, record review and staff interview the facility failed to ensure a resident was invited to a care plan meeting. The facility failed to ensure a resident had the right to participate in choosing treatment options and was given the opportunity to participate in the development, review and revision of the care plan. The failed practice affected one (1) of 31 residents. Resident identifier: Resident #7. Facility census: 140. Findings included: a) Resident #7 A resident interview, on 07/29/19 at 1:00 PM, Resident #7 revealed questions about medication orders and administration. Resident #7 stated, I have tried to ask the nurses and doctors about my meds but they are always too busy, I would like to know what medications I am taking and why I need to take them. A record review, on 07/31/19 at 10:00 AM, revealed a social service note dated for 07/24/19 that stated, SW talked with brother (name of brother), MPOA, and updated him on IDT review. He is not interested in having a quarterly review meeting. He visits regularly and is aware of (resident's name) condition and daily routine. (Resident's name) continues attending activities of choice and interacts well with other residents. He is aware to contact SW with questions/concerns. A second social service note found dated for 05/24/18, stated, SW talked with brother (brother;s name) by phone and updated him on IDT review of treatment plan and asked if he would like to schedule a meeting. (Brother's name) visits regularly and is aware of (resident's name) condition and daily routine. He was not interested in having a meeting. (Resident's name) attends activities of choice and interacts well with staff, residents and visitors. He is well adjusted to long term care and aware to contact SW with questions/concerns. Further record review, on 07/31/19, revealed Resident #7 has a current Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) of 15. An interview with Social Worker (SW) #134, on 07/31/19 at 11:08 AM, revealed no documentation that Resident # 7 was ever invited to a care plan meeting. SW #7 stated, I always talk to Resident #7's Medical Power of Attorney (MPOA) with Resident #7 present about the Care Plan Meetings after meeting is held. SW #134 confirmed the facility completes Care Plan Meetings and then updates the MPOA and Resident #7 after meeting occurred. 2020-09-01