A list of the most recent deficiencies for Life Care Center of St Louis. The list is based on the information provided by CMS from both standard inspections and from complaints filed by residents.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2022-03-30 | 2022-05-06 | Y |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-02 | N |
| Establish staff and initial training requirements. | Fire Safety | 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 |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | 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 |
| Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. | 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 |
| 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 proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | 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 |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2019-01-11 | 2019-04-08 | N |
| Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | Health | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
| Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). | Fire Safety | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | 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 | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
| Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft. | Fire Safety | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
| Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. | Fire Safety | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
| Meet other general requirements. | Fire Safety | 2019-01-11 | 2019-02-25 | N |
