West Tennessee Post Acute

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at West Tennessee Post Acute, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812May 7, 2025

  Based on facility policy review, observations, and interviews the facility failed to ensure personal resident food items were labeled and dated for 2 of 2 nutrition rooms reviewed for proper food storage. The findings include: 1. Review of the facility policy titled, Foods Brought by Family/Visitors, dated 3/2022, revealed .Containers are labeled with the resident's name and date . 2. Observation in the 200-hall nutrition room on 5/7/2025 at 10:40 AM, revealed a sign on the refrigerator stating, .Please make sure all items in refrigerator and freezer Have the name, Room number, and date . The following items were found in the nutrition refrigerator unlabeled and undated: a. 1 opened 8 ounce (oz) bag of cheddar shredded cheese. b. 1 opened 24 oz bottle of chocolate syrup. c. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Jul 13, 2023

  Based on policy review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure food was stored, prepared, and served under sanitary conditions as evidenced by opened, unlabeled, and undated food in the kitchen on a metal shelf, in the walk-in refrigerator, in the walk-in freezer, and in the dry storage room and when 1 of 24 staff members (Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) #1) failed to perform hand hygiene during dining. The facility had a census of 58, with 56 of those residents receiving a tray from the kitchen. The findings include: 1. Review of the facility's policy titled, .Dietary: Food Storage ., dated [DATE], revealed .Food shall be stored in accordance with professional standards for food safety .Fresh fruits and vegetables are refrigerated . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Jul 13, 2023

  Based on policy review, observation, and interview the facility failed to ensure practices to prevent the potential spread of infection were maintained when 3 of 6 nurses (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN#1) failed to clean reusable equipment before and after use and LPN #2 failed to maintain infection prevention and control procedures to prevent the spread of transmission of communicable diseases and infections when LPN #2 failed to ensure eye drops were not contaminated The findings include: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF550Jun 17, 2026

  Based on facility policy review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to promote and ensure residents were treated with dignity and respect for 2 of 54 (Resident #25 and #33) sampled residents reviewed for resident rights. The findings include: 1. Review of the facility policy titled, Resident Rights, dated February 2021, revealed .Employees shall treat all residents with kindness, respect, and dignity .Federal and state laws guarantee certain basic rights to all residents of this facility. These rights include the resident's right to .a dignified existence .be treated with respect, kindness, and dignity .privacy . 2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF684Jun 17, 2026

  Based on facility policy review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to follow physician's orders to meet professional standards of practice for 2 of 6 (Residents #18 and #53) sampled residents and the facility failed to revise the care plan for 1 of 6 (Resident #53) sampled residents reviewed for unnecessary medications. The findings include: 1. Review of the facility policy titled, Administering Medications, dated April 2019, revealed .Medications are administered in a safe and timely, manner and as prescribed .Staffing schedules are arranged to ensure that medications are administered without unnecessary interruptions .The following information is checked/verified .Vital signs, if necessary .The individual administering the medication initials the residents MAR… […]