Cornelia House, Nashville,Tennessee: Admission Barred
Posted by Kim on July 27th, 2007 / Print This Post
A Tennessee nursing home cannot accept any new admissions.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Poor conditions at a local nursing home prompted the state to prohibit the facility from admitting new patients.The state suspended any new patients from being admitted to the Cornelia House. This decision came after an investigation wrapped up just days ago. The Cornelia House has been under fire, not once, not twice, but five times.
Resident James Holt likens his stay at The Cornelia House to a prison sentence, but the state said security is precisely what’s lacking.
“We’re confined, and we’re only allowed out every two hours to smoke. And we can’t smoke after 11:00. Can’t nobody go out after 11:00,” said Holt.
A State Health Department review paints a different picture, detailing a successful escape this past April, in which a patient with dementia walked out a smoking door and was found down the street at a local business.
Effective Friday, Cornelia House is banned from admitting new residents because staff just can’t seem to keep patients from escaping. The state said residents there are in “immediate jeopardy.”
“There are specific things that are supposed to be done to prevent patients from running away, and those haven’t been done. So, all of these deficiencies have to do with operational issues,” said Andrea Turner, TN Department of Health.
State inspectors also cite inadequate resident care plans, and failure by the staff to keep patients with feeding tubes from choking. The state slapped Cornelia House with a $7,500 fine and is recommending a federal penalty of $6,200 a day.
The state issued penalties in February of 2003, March of 2004, February of 2005, and August of 2006.
For the next 10 days the nursing home is forbidden from taking new patients, and it’s being slapped with daily fines.
Investigators discovered problems with quality of care, nursing services, and resident protection. The investigation also revealed staff was not following through with several procedures. The Cornelia House is a 159-bed nursing home located on Porter Road in Nashville.
Again I tried to find information about who owns this nursing home and nothing shows up. If anyone knows please leave the info in comments.
July 29th, 2007 at 12:41 am
This is one of those places that has multiple owner’s. Probably have had major financial issues in the past. Maybe the TN Department of Health could help you obtain that info. Their number is 1-800-778-4504.
July 29th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
I already called that number…they don’t have the name of the owners. I am mostly interesting in learning if these places are owned and managed by chain corporations. There is a link to bad care and outcomes to these chains.
July 30th, 2007 at 11:07 am
I understand. Sorry that number was not good enough. Sometimes they try to keep those things quiet. My guess, is that if they have mutiple owners, then they are a chain. My employment is a chain because of serious financial problems. As a result, we do not have supplies or the staff we once had. Chains are only intersted in money. Not the resident care.
July 31st, 2007 at 10:50 pm
The conditions tell me this is a chain run home. They all have the same problems and lack of staff, resources, supplies. The things mentioned in the article happen at these places far more often then other non profits. Corporates have to pay their investors first. THAT bottom line goes to others before the people they are neglecting. I wonder if the investors realize how they are contributing to the neglect and abuse of old people?
August 2nd, 2007 at 11:22 am
I just read the state gave this place back a provisional license, because they fixed most the problems. No wonder nursing home managements don’t seem to care if they get cited. Just write out a POC and all’s well.
Sheesh.