Farragut nursing home lost certification, residents to be removed

by: Hannah Moore

FARRAGUT, Tenn. (WATE) — A Farragut nursing home has lost its certification from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) meaning residents will have to find a new home.

Summit View of Farragut’s Medicare provider agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) was ended on September 1 due to the facility’s “failure to attain substantial compliance with Medicare’s health and safety requirements,” according to a release from CMS. In addition, All residents have to be removed by October 1.

On August 12, Summit View was given notice about a Health Facilities Commission investigation at the facility. According to a notice from the commission, the investigation found the violations of licensure statutes and regulations in the nursing home that are likely “detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the residents.”  

The executive director of the commission suspended admissions to the facility on Aug. 19. Summit View was also ordered to pay a $25,000 fine and assigned special monitors. Finally, the nursing home was ordered to put a copy of the notice on its front doors, prominently displaying it as long as it is effective. The full notice can be read here.

Summit View shared a statement about the closure with WATE on Friday, Sept. 2.

For over 30 years, Summit View of Farragut has been a pioneer in long term healthcare, and we are saddened to be closing for the foreseeable future.

Over the next 30 days, we will be assisting our residents and patients in transferring to facilities of their choice. We are aware of the impact this will have on them and are working to ensure an easy and safe transition.

We look forward to reopening in the future.

For those who currently live within the facility, CMS recommends visiting the Care Compare Website and Hospital Compare Website for assistance with the relocation process.

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Nursing Home Employee Caught Punching 98-Year-Old Dementia Patient

By Elizabeth Nelson

A nursing assistant has lost her certification and her job after being caught abusing an elderly patient.

The abuse occurred at HCR ManorCare in Naples, Florida. The nursing assistant, Yverose Neus, was seen by a coworker punching a 98-year-old dementia patient.

The coworker who saw her said she “swung her closed fists and hit the back of Patient E.H.’s head twice. Patient E.H. attempted to stop Neus from hitting her by holding her hands up defensively.”

Luckily, the other employee stood up for the elderly woman and reported Neus’s behavior. Following the incident, Neus was fired and had her nursing assistant certification taken away. She’s held the certification for more than 20 years.

Sadly, it is not common for elderly people in care homes to be abused by their caretakers. Their lack of physical strength and the ability to speak up for themselves makes them especially vulnerable.

If you have any reason to believe that an elderly person may be being abused, please do not hesitate to speak up, either to the victim’s family, to someone else in charge of their care, or to local police if need be. No one deserves to be treated like this, least of all the most helpless and frail of our communities. We must stand by those who are vulnerable and protect them from harm

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