Above average — CMS composite of the measures below.
The next survey window likely opens around March 2027
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Citation history
Health deficiencies cited at Life Care Center Of Rhea County during CMS and state inspections, most recent first.
Unclean kitchen equipment and improper food storage and labeling. Surveyors observed a freezer, ovens, fryer, can opener, cutting board, stock pot, and ice machine with grease, residue, and unknown substances. They also found expired turkey salad, unlabeled and undated eggs and a sandwich, and multiple bread and bun items with past prep/use-by dates, while the FSD confirmed several items were not clean and the nourishment room refrigerator contained an undated sandwich.
Resident PHI Left Visible on Medication Cart Computer: During medication administration, an LPN left a medication cart computer screen open with a resident’s PHI displayed and visible to the public. The resident had diagnoses including diabetes, muscle weakness, and anxiety. The LPN stated she forgot to lock and cover the screen before leaving the cart, and confirmed the PHI was not protected. The IP stated staff were expected to lock and cover the screen to maintain resident privacy.
Improper Storage of Respiratory Equipment: Respiratory equipment was found uncovered and open to air for four residents receiving oxygen or nebulizer treatments. A resident with COPD and respiratory failure, another resident with heart failure and asthma, a resident with dementia and heart disease, and a resident with COPD and dementia all had masks or tubing left out in their rooms instead of being stored in a bag when not in use, and the IP confirmed the equipment was not stored appropriately.
Improper Medication Storage in Resident Rooms: Surveyors found a cognitively intact resident keeping oxymetazoline nasal spray, cough drops, barrier cream, and opened ear wax removal kits in the room, and another cognitively intact resident keeping antacid tablets at the bedside. Surveyors also found a lidocaine patch left in a bathroom from a prior resident. The IP and UM confirmed the items were not supposed to be left in those locations.
Failure to Provide Hand Hygiene During Meal Service: Staff failed to offer hand hygiene to three residents before lunch and did not sanitize their own hands before or after setting up meal trays. One CNA delivered trays to two residents, and another CNA delivered a tray to a resident, while the residents had diagnoses including DM, dementia, Parkinson disease, muscle weakness, and visual loss; the IP confirmed hand hygiene was to be offered before meals and performed between residents.
Unclean kitchen equipment and improper food storage and labeling
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Summary
The facility failed to maintain the kitchen and food service equipment in a clean and sanitary condition. During a kitchen tour with the Food Service Director (FSD), surveyors observed a single-door reach-in freezer with a white substance and drip stains on the front door and a black substance in the folds of the door seal. A double oven had black splatter marks, grease covering the backsplash, grease buildup and food particles in the upper track of the right-side oven door, and a black/brown thick substance streaked down the front of the door. The left outer side of the ovens also had grease and residue buildup from the adjacent fryer, and grease, grime, food items, and dishware were observed beneath the ovens on the floor and around the casters. Additional kitchen equipment was also found unclean. A commercial fryer had large amounts of grease buildup and food residue extending down the sides and base and onto the floor, with grease and food particles on the equipment on either side and debris beneath the fryer extending to the back wall. A stationary can opener had a red and black sticky substance on the sides, blade, base, grooves, and blue square washer. A white plastic cutting board had a black substance on the surface and in the grooves, a stock pot had tan flaky caked-on residue on the inside wall, and the ice machine had a black/brown unknown substance on the plastic mechanisms inside. The FSD confirmed these items were not clean. The facility also failed to dispose of expired food items, label and date food properly, and maintain the nourishment room refrigerator in a sanitary condition. In the walk-in cooler, surveyors found turkey salad dated 4/1/2026 and another container of turkey salad with a use-by date of 3/31/2026 and shelf-life date of 4/1/2026, both available for use, along with a dried brown puddle of liquid and food debris in the cooler. Surveyors also found a bag of hardboiled eggs unlabeled and undated, multiple loaves of bread and packs of hot dog buns with prep and use-by dates that had already passed, and several open spice containers. In the 200-hall nourishment room, a sandwich was found unlabeled and undated, and the FSD stated there was no knowledge of how long it had been in the refrigerator because it was not dated.
Resident PHI Left Visible on Medication Cart Computer
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure resident health information remained private and confidential for Resident #67 during medication administration. Review of the facility policy titled, Safeguarding Electronic Health Information, stated laptop computers containing PHI should not be left unattended. Resident #67 was admitted with diagnoses including diabetes, muscle weakness, and anxiety. During an observation on 4/7/2026 at 8:05 AM, the 100 hall medication cart computer screen was open with Resident #67's PHI displayed and visible to the public. LPN C was observed walking out of Resident #67's room at 8:07 AM and stated she forgot to ensure the computer screen was locked and covered before leaving the medication cart. LPN C confirmed Resident #67's PHI was not protected and was available for the public to view. The IP stated staff were expected to ensure the computer screen was locked and covered to maintain resident privacy.
Improper Storage of Respiratory Equipment
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure respiratory equipment was stored appropriately for 4 residents observed for oxygen therapy. Facility policy titled, Oxygen Administration (Infection Control, Safety, & Storage), dated 3/3/2026, stated oxygen and respiratory supplies should be stored in a bag when not in use. During observations, Resident #1, who had diagnoses including acute and chronic respiratory failure, pneumonia, COPD, dementia, and dependence on supplemental oxygen, had a nebulizer mask uncovered, open to air, and laying on top of the nebulizer in the room. Resident #5, with diagnoses including heart failure, respiratory failure, and asthma, had a nebulizer mask uncovered and laying on top of the dresser. Resident #27, who had dementia, heart disease, and heart failure, had oxygen tubing wrapped around the flow meter uncovered and open to air in the room. Resident #72, with diagnoses including COPD, dementia, and diabetes, had a nebulizer mask uncovered, open to air, and laying on top of the dresser next to a urinal containing urine. The medical records showed these residents were receiving ordered oxygen or nebulizer treatments, and the Infection Preventionist reviewed photographs taken by the State Surveyor and confirmed the oxygen equipment for Residents #1, #5, #27, and #72 was not stored appropriately.
Improper Medication Storage in Resident Rooms
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure medications were stored properly for two residents and failed to properly store one medicated patch. Resident #39 was admitted with diagnoses including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, visual loss, and diabetes, and a quarterly MDS assessment showed a BIMS score of 15, indicating the resident was cognitively intact. During observations in the resident’s room, surveyors found oxymetazoline HCL 0.05% nasal spray on the bedside table, several cough drops, an opened ear wax removal kit with solution, a small medicine cup of barrier cream, and an open box of Med clear canal wax removal in a bath basin on the dresser. The resident stated he kept the nasal spray in his gown pocket for allergies and later said, “if they know I have this, they'll throw me out.” The Infection Preventionist confirmed the resident had nasal spray, cough drops, barrier cream, and two opened ear wax removal kits in the room and stated the medications were not supposed to be left there. Resident #49 was admitted with diagnoses including malignant neoplasm of the sigmoid colon, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and vascular disease, and a quarterly MDS assessment showed a BIMS score of 15. During observations in the resident’s room, surveyors found a medicine cup with four orange tablets at the bedside, and the resident stated her daughter gave them to her and that she kept them there. The resident later stated she needed them for her stomach. The Infection Preventionist identified the tablets as antacids and stated the resident was not permitted to keep them at the bedside and that staff were to watch the resident take the medications rather than leave them there. In addition, surveyors observed a lidocaine patch with the date 1/22 written on it sitting on top of the soap dispenser in the bathroom of room [ROOM NUMBER], and the Unit Manager confirmed it should not have been there. The Infection Preventionist stated the patch was there from the prior resident who had passed away a couple months ago.
Failure to Provide Hand Hygiene During Meal Service
Penalty
Summary
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program was cited after staff failed to offer hand hygiene to residents before lunch and failed to sanitize their own hands during meal service. During observations, CNA A delivered and set up lunch trays for Resident #72 and Resident #30 without offering hand hygiene to either resident and without sanitizing her hands before or after meal setup. CNA B similarly delivered and set up the lunch tray for Resident #39 without offering hand hygiene and without sanitizing her hands before or after meal setup. Resident #72 had diagnoses including diabetes, dementia, and muscle weakness, and was documented as cognitively intact with setup assistance needed for eating and personal hygiene. Resident #30 had diagnoses including Parkinson disease, muscle weakness, and dementia, and was documented as cognitively intact, independent for eating, and needing substantial/maximal assistance for personal hygiene. Resident #39 had diagnoses including diabetes, muscle weakness, and visual loss, and was documented as cognitively intact with setup/clean up assistance for eating and partial/moderate assistance for personal hygiene. The facility policy titled Resident Dining Services stated residents receive the necessary services to maintain personal hygiene and associates involved in food services will perform hand hygiene prior to distributing trays to residents. CNA A and CNA B both confirmed they had not offered hand hygiene to the residents and had not sanitized their hands prior to or after meal setup, and the Infection Preventionist confirmed hand hygiene was to be offered to residents prior to meals and staff were to perform hand hygiene between residents.
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