Life Care Center Chattanooga

Total Number of Beds: 137	Percent of Occupied Beds: 92%
Total Number of Residents: 126	Located Within a Hospital: No
Type of Ownership: For profit - Partnership	Multiple Nursing Homes by Same Owner: Yes
Councils the Nursing Home Participates in: Family & Resident	Medicare/Medicaid: Participating in Medicare and Medicaid
* Details Last Reported on: 02/27/2003

Nursing Home Staff Information:

Number of RN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.59

Number of LPN/LVN Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 0.77

Number of CNA Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 1.78

Number of Staff Hours per Nursing Home Resident per Day: 3.14

Nursing Home Resident Information**:

Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 9%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores: 18%
Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores: 28%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain: 39%
Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain: 6%
Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse: 4%
Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair: 8%
Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased: 9%
Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious: 7%
Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium: 3%
Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained: 17%
Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder: 54%
Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder: 7%
Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection: 11%
** Details Last Reported on: 2/27/2003

Nursing Home Inspection Violations:

Date of Violation	Date Corrected	Type of Violation	Deficiency	Scope	Level of Harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.	Pattern	Potential for minimal harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Make a complete assessment that covers all questions for areas that are listed in official regulations.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Do an assessment of the resident every year.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Resident Assessment Deficiencies	Check and update (if needed) each resident's assessment every 3 months.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give the right treatment and services to residents who have mental or social problems adjusting.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Quality Care Deficiencies	Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Quality Care Deficiencies	Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Widespread	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Keep drugs and other similar products locked safely and properly stored.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2001-02-01	2001-03-16	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-01-17	2002-02-28	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Immediately tell the resident, doctor, and a family member if: the resident is injured, there is a major change in resident's physical/mental health, there is a need to alter treatment significantly, or the resident must be transferred or discharged.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-01-17	2002-02-28	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-01-17	2002-02-28	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure that residents receive treatment/services to continue to be able to care for themselves, unless a change is unavoidable.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-01-17	2002-02-28	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-01-17	2002-02-28	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-01-17	2002-02-28	Quality Care Deficiencies	Make sure each resident is being watched and has assistance devices when needed, to prevent accidents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-01-17	2002-02-28	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Make sure that the attending doctor orders special diets.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2002-01-17	2002-02-28	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-27	2003-03-14	Environmental Deficiencies	Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-27	2003-03-14	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.	Isolated	Actual harm
2003-02-27	2003-03-14	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Isolated	Actual harm
2003-02-27	2003-03-14	Quality Care Deficiencies	Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-27	2003-03-14	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-27	2003-03-14	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Pattern	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-27	2003-03-14	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
2003-02-27	2003-03-14	Environmental Deficiencies	Have a program to keep infection from spreading.	Isolated	Minimal harm or potential for actual harm

*** All violations listed are based on federal government records.