Admissions suspended at Chattanooga nursing home

Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Susan Cooper has suspended new admission to the Life Care Center of Red Bank nursing home.

The decision was based on a complaint investigation and annual survey that found violations in the areas of administration, performance improvement, physician services, nursing services, medical records and pharmaceutical services.

The Chattanooga home faces a one-time state penalty of $5,000 and a federal penalty of $6,150 a day until the violations are corrected.