Detrimental Conditions

Earlier this year, The Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities responded to several tips, and reports of abuse and "disgusting living conditions" at the local AHC Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Following those reports led the board to travel to Hohenwald, Tennessee to conduct an investigation. That ended June 1 and revealed violations of licensure statutes and regulations that are "detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of residents."

According to law, "the executive director has the authority to suspend the admission of any new patients or residents to any facility or licensee...