WESTMORELAND HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER

5837 LYONS VIEW PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37919

PLEASE NOTE: The following highlighted quoted text is only a portion of the full report/survey submitted by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES. The full report/survey can be found here.

FACILITY FAILED TO PROTECT EACH RESIDENT FROM ALL TYPES OF ABUSE SUCH AS PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SEXUAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT, AND NEGLECT BY ANYBODY.

**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY**

Based on review of facility policies, medical record review, review of the facility’s investigation, interview, and observation, the facility failed to prevent neglect for 1 resident (#7) of 6 residents reviewed for neglect, of 8 residents reviewed. The facility’s failure to prevent neglect resulted in a delay in receiving services and treatment after a fall with fractures, with Resident #7 experiencing intense pain, and placing Resident #7 in Immediate Jeopardy (a situation in which the provider’s noncompliance with one or more requirements of participation has caused, or is likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to a resident).

Telephone interview with CNA #8 on [DATE] at 10:55 AM revealed she was making her last round around 6:45 AM on [DATE] and went into Resident #7’s room to change the resident. CNA #8 stated when she turned Resident #7 over to change the sheet, the resident fell to the floor and landed on her knees. CNA #8 stated she screamed for help, the nurse came in to assess the resident, and they put the resident back to bed. CNA #8 stated the resident grabbed her knees after she fell .

Continued interview with RN #2 revealed she did not work [DATE], [DATE], and [DATE]. On [DATE], when she returned to work, the resident still had not been seen by either the doctor or the Nurse Practitioner (NP), but the NP was at the nurses’ station, so she asked if she could get x-rays of the knees for Resident #7. The nurse stated when she got the x-ray report on [DATE] she scheduled an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon for [DATE]. Further interview with RN #2 confirmed the NP had not been made aware of the resident’s complaints of knee pain prior to [DATE].

Telephone interview with the Medical Director, who was the resident’s attending physician, on [DATE] at 5:59 PM, revealed, when asked did he know about the bilateral fractures of Resident #7, he replied .this is the first I’ve heard right now .

Personal Note from NHA–Advocates: NHAA shares with all the families of loved ones who are confined to nursing homes the pain and anguish of putting them in the care of someone else. We expect our loved ones to be treated with dignity and honor in the homes we place them. We cannot emphasize enough to family members of nursing home residents; frequent visits are essential to our loved ones’ well-being and safety. This nursing home and many others across the country are cited for abuse and neglect.

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