Community Care Of Rutherford County Nursing Home Admissions Suspension Lifted

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Health announces that the suspension of admissions at Community Care of Rutherford County has been lifted effective June 1, 2009. The facility is a 131-bed licensed nursing home located at 901 East County Farm Road in Murfreesboro.

The Department confirmed the facility has returned to substantial compliance for state licensing purposes. The federal conditions of participation that led to the immediate jeopardy citations have been corrected as stated in the facility's allegations of compliance, which was approved by federal and state authorities.

On May 26, the nursing home was ordered not to admit any new residents based on conditions found during a complaint investigation conducted April 27 through May 13. During the inspection, surveyors found violations of the following standards: administration and performance improvement. For more information, visit the online newsroom at http://news.tennesseeanytime.org/node/2013.