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This center is a 106-certified bed Medicare-participating facility providing services to residents of Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee. The "for-profit" long-term care home is located at:
120 Cavett Hill Lane
Knoxville, Tennessee 37922
(865) 777-4000
NHC Healthcare - Farragut Nursing Center
In addition to providing 24/7 skilled nursing care, NHC Healthcare - Farragut Nursing Center offers other services. Additional focused care includes short-term and long term care.
The facility also provides comprehensive rehab services, wound care, IV (intervenous) care, post-stroke care, pain management, hospice, dementia and memory care, and physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Fined $20,238 for substandard care
Both the federal government and the state of Tennessee can impose monetary fines or deny payments through Medicare of any nursing facility that has been found to have violated the established nursing home rules and regulations.
Within the last three years, investigators imposed two monetary penalties against NHC Healthcare - Farragut Nursing Center, citing substandard care. These penalties include a $14,757 fine on June 20, 2017, and a $5,481 fine on June 20, 2017, for a total of $20,238.
The nursing home received three complaints over the last three years that resulted in a violation citation. Additional information concerning the facility can be reviewed on the State of Tennessee Adult Protective Services Website.
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The state of Tennessee and federal government nursing home regulatory agencies routinely update their care home database system. This list contains historical information of all citations and violations.
According to Medicare, this facility maintains an overall rating of two out of five stars, including two out of five stars concerning health inspections, three out of five stars for staffing issues and five out of five stars for quality measures.
The state investigators determined that the nursing home “failed to ensure safety devices were in place and functioning properly for [one resident].” The nursing home also “failed to provide adequate supervision to prevent falls for [another resident] and failed to ensure implementation of fall interventions based on a facility investigation of causes of falls for [five residents].”
In one case, a resident “sustained a fractured wrist and had a laceration requiring sutures and [another resident] sustained a fractured hip.” The “facility’s failure to implement interventions to prevent falls placed [both residents] in Immediate Jeopardy.”
In one incident, the investigators reviewed a resident’s Medical Records and Post Falls Nursing Assessment that revealed that the resident was “found in her room on the floor next to her bed on the right side with her feet facing the bed and her head toward the door. [The patient] had a laceration on her head above her left eye near her eyebrow. Safety devices were in use and an alarm was present,” and the patient was wearing footwear/non-skid socks.” The nursing staff was required to clear walking pathways.
The medical record review indicated that the resident had been given pain medication (tramadol) to prevent pain, and their arm was placed in a splint. Observations were made of the resident in her room while “seated in her wheelchair with Steri-strips on her left forehead and a hard cast on her left arm.” There was a Pressure Pad Alarm in place, and the indicator light was flashing.
The Occupational Therapist was interviewed in the therapy room and revealed that they do not turn off the alarms anymore. The therapist said, “I used to, but I would sometimes forget to turn them back on, so I just reset them now.”
A Registered Nurse (RN) revealed that the resident’s daughter “normally stays with her, and she left after the therapist took [the resident] to the therapy room.” On that day, a CNA called out the Registered Nurse’s name when he found the resident “lying on the floor in a prone position with a gash to her left brow.” The wheelchair alarm was not sounding.
Do you believe that your loved one is the victim of mistreatment, abuse, or neglect while living at NHC Healthcare - Farragut Nursing Center? Contact the Tennessee nursing home abuse prevention lawyers at Nursing Home Law Center at (800) 926-7565 for immediate legal intervention. We represent Knox County victims of abuse and neglect in all areas, including Knoxville.
Our law firm provides every potential client an initial free case consultation. Also, we offer a 100% “No Win/No-Fee” Guarantee, meaning you do not owe us any money until we have received a monetary recovery on your behalf.
Sources:
Attorney Cameron Jehl
Licensed in Tennessee
Chicago Nursing Home Injury Lawyer Nursing Home Law Center LLC Home