A list of the most recent deficiencies for Life Care Center of Blount County. The list is based on the information provided by CMS from both standard inspections and from complaints filed by residents.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2023-01-19 | 2023-02-10 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2022-09-28 | 2022-10-14 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2021-09-22 | 2021-10-20 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2021-09-22 | 2021-10-20 | N |
| Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | Health | 2021-04-28 | 2021-05-17 | Y |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2020-02-26 | 2020-03-20 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2020-02-26 | 2020-03-20 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2020-02-26 | 2020-03-20 | N |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Health | 2020-02-26 | 2020-03-20 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2020-02-26 | 2020-03-20 | N |
| Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | Health | 2020-02-26 | 2020-03-20 | N |
| Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | Health | 2020-02-26 | 2020-03-20 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2020-02-24 | 2020-03-20 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2020-02-24 | 2020-03-20 | N |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2019-01-24 | 2019-03-10 | N |
| Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | Health | 2019-01-24 | 2019-03-10 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2019-01-24 | 2019-03-10 | N |
