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Deficiency Records for Life Care Center of St Louis
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Life Care Center of St Louis. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Life Care Center of St Louis. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2026-01-16 | 2026-02-27 | Y |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2026-01-16 | 2026-02-27 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-10-21 | 2024-09-16 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Assure that each resident?s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Health | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | Y |
| Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector. | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft. | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire. | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). | Fire Safety | 2024-04-23 | 2024-05-31 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-02-14 | 2024-03-15 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-02-14 | 2024-03-15 | Y |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-30 | 2022-09-30 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-30 | 2022-09-30 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| 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. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-30 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-30 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-25 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Notify the resident or the resident?s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident?s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements. | Fire Safety | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Establish staff and initial training requirements. | Fire Safety | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk. | Fire Safety | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing. | Fire Safety | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | Fire Safety | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. | Fire Safety | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |