Inspection Reports for
American House Lebanon

TN, 37087

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Deficiencies (last 2 years)

Deficiencies (over 2 years) 3.5 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.

20% better than Tennessee average
Tennessee average: 4.4 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

8 6 4 2 0
2021
2024

Inspection Report

Annual Inspection
Deficiencies: 6 Date: Jun 24, 2024

Visit Reason
The inspection was an annual survey conducted by the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission at American House Lebanon, an assisted care living facility, to determine compliance with applicable regulations.

Findings
The facility failed to prevent admission and retention of residents who did not meet criteria, failed to maintain proper food temperature logs and emergency food supplies, had dishwasher equipment not maintaining proper temperatures, and had unsanitary kitchen conditions in both the assisted living and memory care units.

Deficiencies (6)
The facility admitted and retained residents who did not meet the appropriate criteria for residency, requiring extensive two-person assistance with transfers.
The facility failed to maintain daily food temperature logs for the kitchen in the Memory Care Unit for 2023 and 2024.
The facility failed to maintain a forty-eight hour supply of food and water for emergencies.
The dishwasher failed to maintain proper operating temperatures for washing and sanitization.
The kitchen in the assisted living area was unsanitary with debris and black residue on floors, baseboards, counters, and stove.
The kitchen in the memory unit was unsanitary with brownish-black residue on floors, baseboards, counters, and stove, including food debris on stove burners.
Report Facts
Civil Monetary Penalty: 1500 Civil Monetary Penalty: 1875 Civil Monetary Penalty: 1875 Civil Monetary Penalty: 1875 Civil Monetary Penalty: 1875 Total Civil Monetary Penalty: 9000 Days for Payment: 60

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Rachel CherryExecutive DirectorAuthorized representative signing the consent order
Jeremy GourleySenior Associate General CounselLegal counsel signing the consent order

Inspection Report

Enforcement
Deficiencies: 1 Date: Mar 2, 2021

Visit Reason
The document is a Consent Order related to disciplinary action against Elmcroft of Lebanon, an assisted-care living facility, following inspections and investigations conducted by the Tennessee Department of Health.

Findings
The facility was found to have violated provisions related to resident safety and personal services, including failure to provide daily awareness of residents' whereabouts and safety in the assisted care living facility. Two residents eloped from the memory care unit, and the facility failed to provide adequate supervision and safety measures.

Deficiencies (1)
The facility failed to provide daily awareness for the whereabouts of Residents #1 and #2. The facility did not ensure safety for Residents #1 and #2 while in the assisted care living facility.
Report Facts
Civil monetary penalties: 2000 Days missing: 30

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Laci Baxter WalkerAdministratorSigned the Consent Order as respondent representative.

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