Life Care Center of Morgan County
419 SOUTH KINGSTON STREET, Wartburg, TN, 37887
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 9 deficiencies against Life Care Center of Morgan County in Wartburg, Tennessee at its most recent standard inspection on 2022-11-16. 2 findings have been recorded at the actual-harm level. Medicare has fined it 2 times, totalling $8,512. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 14 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0656 · 2024-09-17 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2024-09-17 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2022-11-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0583 · 2022-11-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2022-11-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0609 · 2022-11-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0610 · 2022-11-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0688 · 2022-11-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2022-11-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0690 · 2022-11-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0842 · 2022-11-16 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0759 · 2019-09-05 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2018-09-19 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0791 · 2018-09-19 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
What Medicare has fined this home
Who owns Life Care Center of Morgan County
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTON, FORREST | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/28/1994 |
| SOLOMON, JENNIFER | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/2019 |
| TYNDALL, DONALD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2024 |
| WIDBY, TRACY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/19/2016 |
| CROSS, CINDY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/21/1994 |
| HENRY, TERRY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/16/1999 |
| LAY, LISA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/09/2018 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2011 |
| THURMOND, JOAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/22/2000 |
| DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/28/1994 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/23/1979 |
| WARTBURG MEDICAL INVESTORS LP | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/1980 |
Part of the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA group.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 445239.
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