Admissions To Golden Living Center Mountain View Suspended

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan R. Cooper, MSN, RN, has suspended new admissions of residents to the Golden Living Center Mountain View nursing home effective March 17, 2009, and imposed a one-time state civil monetary penalty of $5,000. The state also has recommended that the federal civil penalty be imposed at $3,050 a day until the violations are corrected. A special monitor has been appointed to review the facility’s operations.

Golden Living Center Mountain View, a 120-bed licensed nursing home located at 1360 Bypass Road in Winchester, was ordered not to admit any new residents based on conditions found during a complaint investigation and annual survey conducted March 2 through March 6. During the survey, surveyors found violations of the following standards: administration, performance improvement, physician services, nursing services and medical records.

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.