cms_WV: 8738

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
8738	LAKIN HOSPITAL	5.1e+125	1 BATEMAN CIRCLE	WEST COLUMBIA	WV	25287	2012-08-17	225	D	0	1	4EJV11	NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on review of the facility's Suggestion and Complaint Forms, Abuse / Neglect Reporting Requirements for West Virginia Nursing Homes and Nursing Facilities (Revised October 2011), and staff interview, the facility failed to report an allegation of physical abuse to the proper state agencies as required. This was true for one (1) of thirty (30) suggestion and complaint forms reviewed. Resident identifier: #67. Facility census: 95. Findings include: a) Resident #67 Review of the facility's, Suggestion & Complaint Form, found a complaint, dated 01/03/12, in regards to Resident #67. The form included Attempting to give (name of resident) a [MEDICATION NAME] injection. Held him down to give [MEDICATION NAME] shot. He got a skin tear on elbow and knuckle-right arm. Upper left arm was squeezed. Watchband broken. The allegation was signed by the resident. Further review of the complaint form found the facility's response to the corrective action taken was documented as: None, resident said not their fault it was my fault. I resisted them. Will order you a new watch band. The director of nursing was interviewed, at 5:00 p.m. on 08/14/12, and was unable to provide any evidence the allegation of abuse was reported to the appropriate State agencies as required by law. According to the Reporting Guidelines for West Virginia Nursing Homes and Nursing Facilities, abuse is defined as, The infliction or threat to inflict physical pain or injury on or the imprisonment of any incapacitated adult or facility resident. The guidelines further require reporting of allegations of abuse to Adult Protective Services, the Ombudsman, and Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification (OHFLAC).	2016-04-01