KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A state audit has found that the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission failed to investigate thousands of complaints against nursing homes and other healthcare facilities, all while continuing to fall behind on state and federal surveys meant to ensure those facilities operate up-to-code.

The audit comes from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, which often acts as a watchdog for other public offices, departments and agencies. The Comptroller’s office found the commission was behind on surveying almost 700 healthcare facilities and was late on investigating thousands of complaints against nursing homes, even issues that put residents in “immediate jeopardy.”

A huge backlog of state and federal surveying

According to the report, in 2022 the Health Facilities C

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