Life Care Center of Hendersonville

In the surveyor’s words

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

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Jul 19, 2024

  Based on observation, record review and Responsible Party, Physician Assistant, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to include a resident's transfer status in the comprehensive care plan for staff to safely transfer a resident from the wheelchair to bed resulting in the resident falling to the floor (Resident #44) and failed to transfer a dependent resident from the bed to the wheelchair using a mechanical lift and two-person assistance as indicated on the care plan (Resident #8) for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for accidents and mobility. On the evening of 05/17/24, Nurse Aide #1 attempted to independently transfer Resident #44 to the bed resulting in Resident #44 falling to the floor onto her left side. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF727Aug 27, 2025

  Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure Registered Nurse (RN) coverage was provided for at least 8 consecutive hours per day for 5 of 6 days reviewed (Dates 02/01/25, 02/02/25, 02/09/25, 03/01/25, and 03/02/25). Findings included:Review of the daily nurse staffing sheets and associated time clock reports for the period 01/01/25 through 03/31/25 revealed the facility did not have the required RN coverage on the following dates: 02/01/25, 02/02/25, 02/09/25, 03/01/25, and 03/02/25.During an interview on 08/27/25 at 1:52 PM, the Central Supply Manager revealed she handled the Skilled Nursing staff schedules in January 2025 through March 2025. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jul 19, 2024

  Based on observations and staff interviews the facility failed to maintain a clean fan in the food preparation area of 1 of 1 kitchen; maintain clean walls and a clean ceiling in 1 of 1 walk-in cooler; label and date open food items, discard expired food, and discard food with signs of spoilage in 1 of 1 walk-in cooler; date milkshakes to identify their use-by date in 1of 1 walk-in cooler; date an opened food item in 1 of 1 walk-in freezer; discard expired food items in 1 of 1 kitchen; and ensure food and beverage items were labeled and dated and date milkshakes to identify their use-by date in 2 of 2 nourishment rooms (activity room refrigerator and ,d+[DATE] hall). These practices had the potential to affect food served to the residents. Findings included: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF814Feb 10, 2023

  Based on observations and interviews with staff, the facility failed to dispose of trash and keep the area surrounding the dumpster free of debris for 1 of 2 dumpsters reviewed. The findings included: An observation was made on 02/06/23 at 9:36 AM of the dumpster area. The dumpster doors were closed. Three clear plastic bags of garbage were laying on the ground below the closed doors of dumpster. The garbage bags contained what appeared as soiled briefs and personal protective equipment including disposable gloves and gowns. On the side of the dumpster 2 personal protective (PPE) gowns were laying directly on the ground. An interview was conducted on 02/06/23 at 9:36 AM with the Dietary Manager (DM). […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF886Feb 10, 2023

  Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to follow their COVID-19 testing policy and the nationally recognized standard to test residents and staff immediately, but not earlier than 24 hours after the exposure, for 4 of 4 residents (Resident #12, Resident #56, Resident #59, Resident #60) and 5 of 5 staff members who tested positive for COVID-19 (Nurse Aide #2, Nurse Aide #6, Nurse Aide #7, Nurse #3, and Receptionist #1) and were identified through contract tracing as having close contact. […]