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Tennessee Halts Admissions at Two Nursing Homes
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May 12th, 2008
"Hillcrest West and Claiborne County Nursing Home Cited"
Officials in Tennessee have halted admissions at two nursing homes after finding various violations involving administration and patient security, among other things, a state press release said.
Hillcrest West in Knoxville
One of the facilities cited by the state is Hillcrest West in Knoxville. The facility was fined $1,500 for “violations of resident protection, administration, records and reporting, and nursing services standards.”
Hillcrest, which houses 131 residents, faces an additional penalty of $4,750 a day until the facility is brought up to code.
Claiborne County Nursing Home
The second facility, Claiborne County Nursing Home in Tazewell, was fined $1,500 for violations of administration and resident protection and faces a $3,550 per day penalty. The violations were discovered during a complaint investigation.
Claiborne is a 100-bed facility. Suspensions at both facilities were effective May 8 th.
(Source: Knoxville News Sentinel)
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