Life Care Center of Blount County

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Life Care Center of Blount County, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF600Jul 10, 2024

  Based on facility policy review, medical record review, facility investigation documentation review, and interview, the facility failed to protect the resident's right to be free from psychosocial abuse for 1 of 13 (Resident #14) sampled residents reviewed for abuse when Resident #15 entered Resident #14's room, pulled the covers off of her, tried to remove her brief, and exposed himself to Resident #14 on 8/21/2023. The facility's failure to protect the resident's right to be free from abuse resulted in actual HARM for Resident #14. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF693Apr 28, 2021

  Based on review of the facility policy, medical record review, facility investigation review, and interview, the facility failed to prevent complications of enteral feeding for 1 resident (Resident #1) of 3 residents reviewed for enteral feedings. The facility provided the resident 2 meal trays, despite the resident being NPO (nothing by mouth). The facility's failure to ensure NPO status was maintained resulted in a rehospitalization and Harm to Resident #1. The findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Feeding Tubes, Gastrostomy [feeding tube placed into the stomach], Jejunostomy [feeding tube placed into the small intestine], Transgastric Jejunal [feeding tube placed into the stomach with 2 ports to access both the stomach and small intestine] dated 5/19/2020, showed .the… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF656Dec 6, 2024

  Based on facility policy review, medical record review, observations, and interviews the facility failed to develop and/or implement a comprehensive care plan for enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) for 14 residents (Residents #12, #18, #36, #135, #136, #385, #389, #185, #15, #186, #50, #35, #238, and #239) of 14 residents reviewed for EBP, and failed to develop and implement a comprehensive care plan for self administration of medications for 1 resident (Resident #235) of 19 residents reviewed for care plans. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Dec 6, 2024

  Based on facility policy review, refrigerator and freezer temperature log reviews, observations, and interviews, the facility failed to obtain and record twice daily temperatures for 3 of 3 refrigerators, and 2 of 2 freezers in the kitchen per facility policy. The failure had the potential to affect 88 of the 93 residents in the facility. The findings include: Review of the facility policy titled, Food Safety, revised 4/26/2023, revealed .Food is stored and maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner .to minimize contamination and bacterial growth .Cold Food Storage .3. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Dec 6, 2024

  Based on facility policy review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to implement Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) for 14 residents (Residents #12, #18, #36, #135, #136, #385, #389, #15, #185, #186, #50, #335, #238, and #239) of 14 residents reviewed for EBP. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP), reviewed 6/3/2024, revealed .The facility should use Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) as an additional .strategy for residents that meet the following criteria .EBP are indicated for residents with any of the following .wounds and/or indwelling medical devices even if the resident is not known to be infected .the facility should develop a process to communicate which residents require the use of EBP… […]