Admissions to Collierville Health and Rehabilitation Center Suspended

Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN, has suspended new admissions of residents to Collierville Health and Rehabilitation Center effective November 29, 2007, and imposed a state civil monetary penalty of $3,000. The federal civil penalty has been imposed at $5,800 a day. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has informed the facility of its plans to terminate the facility’s Medicare provider agreement effective November 29, 2007.

Collierville Health and Rehabilitation Center, a 114-bed licensed nursing home located at 490 West Poplar in Collierville, was ordered not to admit any new residents based on conditions found during complaint investigations and an extended survey conducted October 29 through November 6. During the investigations and survey, surveyors found violations of administration; nursing services; staffing; pharmacy services; medication administration; resident protection; building construction; and quality of care standards.

The Commissioner may suspend admissions to a nursing home when conditions are determined to be, or are likely to be, detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the residents. The order to suspend admissions remains effective until conditions have been and continue to remain corrected. A copy of the order must be posted at the public entrance where it can be plainly seen.

The nursing home has the right to a hearing regarding the suspension of admissions before the Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities or an administrative judge.