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Veterans' home admission suspended, reinstated
Brittany Carruthers
Issue date: 11/29/07 Section: News
The Tennessee Veterans' Home in Murfreesboro, which suspended admissions, has improved and is now accepting new residents.
According to the Tennessee Web site, the veterans' home suspended the admissions of residents due to violations in the facility.
"Upon inspection of the Tennessee Veterans' Home in Murfreesboro Oct. 15 through Oct. 23, the Department of Health found the deficiencies that, at the time, were determined to be, or likely to be, detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the residents," said Department of Health spokesperson Andrea Turner.
Turner considers this to be the incessant jeopardy which led the Department of Health Commissioners to suspend admissions on November 1, meaning that the facility was not allowed to admit any new residents.
"The state and CMS [Center of Medicare Services] also imposed civil monetary penalties or fines, related to the deficiencies," Turner said.
Turner addressed that the nursing home has developed a plan in order to correct the violation to sufficiently address the deficiencies.
"Once submitted to CMS, the plan is reviewed and approved by both federal and state authorities," Tuner said.
The health and safety of the veterans remained effective until the conditions had been and continuously remain corrected.
"Once immediate jeopardy level deficiencies are addressed and implementation of the plan is underway, the suspension of admissions is lifted," Turner said.
The nursing home has the obligation to defend themselves with a hearing before the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities.
This situation has been corrected and an admission to the nursing home in Murfreesboro is now available to any new patients.
According to the Tennessee Web site, the veterans' home suspended the admissions of residents due to violations in the facility.
"Upon inspection of the Tennessee Veterans' Home in Murfreesboro Oct. 15 through Oct. 23, the Department of Health found the deficiencies that, at the time, were determined to be, or likely to be, detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the residents," said Department of Health spokesperson Andrea Turner.
Turner considers this to be the incessant jeopardy which led the Department of Health Commissioners to suspend admissions on November 1, meaning that the facility was not allowed to admit any new residents.
"The state and CMS [Center of Medicare Services] also imposed civil monetary penalties or fines, related to the deficiencies," Turner said.
Turner addressed that the nursing home has developed a plan in order to correct the violation to sufficiently address the deficiencies.
"Once submitted to CMS, the plan is reviewed and approved by both federal and state authorities," Tuner said.
The health and safety of the veterans remained effective until the conditions had been and continuously remain corrected.
"Once immediate jeopardy level deficiencies are addressed and implementation of the plan is underway, the suspension of admissions is lifted," Turner said.
The nursing home has the obligation to defend themselves with a hearing before the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities.
This situation has been corrected and an admission to the nursing home in Murfreesboro is now available to any new patients.
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