Inspection Results
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Facility failed to meet the following Requirement(s):Corrected DateLevel of HarmResidents Affected
Construction of facilities shall begin only after the plans and specifications have received the written approval of the department. Facilities shall then be built in conformance with the approved plans and specifications. The facility shall notify the department when construction begins. If construction of the project is not started within one (1) year after the date of approval of the plans and specifications and completed within a period of three (3) years, the facility shall resubmit plans to the department for its approval and shall amend them, if necessary, to comply with the then current rules before construction work is started or continued. III 5/14/2025   
In newly licensed buildings constructed on or after September 28, 1979, all resident room doors shall be a minimum of thirty-two inches (32") wide on all floors. Corridors shall be a minimum of forty-eight inches (48") wide and interior stairs shall be at least thirty-six inches (36") wide. II/III 5/14/2025   
Protection from Hazards. (A) In assisted living facilities and residential care facilities licensed on or after November 13, 1980, for more than twelve (12) beds, hazardous areas shall be separated by construction of at least a one- (1-) hour fire-resistant rating. In facilities equipped with a complete fire alarm system, the one- (1-) hour fire separation is required only for furnace or boiler rooms. Hazardous areas equipped with a complete sprinkler system are not required to have this one- (1-) hour fire separation. Doors to hazardous areas shall be self-closing and shall be kept closed unless an electromagnetic hold-open device is used which is interconnected with the fire alarm system. When the sprinkler option is chosen, the areas shall be separated from other spaces by smoke-resistant partitions and doors. The doors shall be self-closing or automatic-closing. Facilities formerly licensed as residential care facility I or II, and existing prior to November 13, 1980, shall be exempt from this requirement. II 5/14/2025   
Sprinkler Systems. (A) Facilities licensed on or after August 28, 2007, or any section of a facility in which a major renovation has been completed on or after August 28, 2007, shall install and maintain a complete sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13, 1999 edition. I/II 5/14/2025   
Prior to allowing any person who has been hired in a full-time, part-time, or temporary position to have contact with any resident, the facility shall, or in the case of temporary employees hired through or contracted from an employment agency, the employment agency shall, prior to sending a temporary employee to a facility: (A) Request a criminal background check for the person, as provided in section 660.317, RSMo. Each facility shall maintain documents verifying that the background checks were requested, the date of each such request, and the nature of the response received for each such request. II 4/21/2025   
Lavatories shall also be located in or immediately adjacent to toilet rooms or vestibules and shall be easily accessible to residents and employees. Lavatories shall be located to permit convenient use by all employees in food-preparation areas and utensil-washing areas. In new facilities, sinks used for food-preparation or for washing equipment or utensils shall not be used for hand washing. III 4/14/2025   
Food preparation and storage shall not be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. In a facility licensed for more than twelve (12) residents, except in an existing residential care facility, food service operations shall be separated from living or sleeping quarters by complete partitioning and solid, self-closing doors. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an assisted living facility from providing kitchen and family style eating areas for use by residents. III 5/14/2025