Admissions to Sunbridge Care and Rehab for Fayetteville Suspended

Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN, has suspended new admissions of residents to Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation for Fayetteville nursing home effective May 1, 2008, and imposed a one-time state civil monetary penalty of $1,500. The federal civil penalty has been imposed at $3,550 a day. A special monitor will be appointed to review the center’s operations.

Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation for Fayetteville, a 79-bed licensed nursing home located at 4081 Thornton Taylor Parkway in Fayetteville, was ordered not to admit any new residents based on conditions found during a complaint investigation and annual survey conducted April 7 through April 25. During the survey, surveyors found violations of advance directive policies and procedures 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.