Inspection Results
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Facility failed to meet the following Requirement(s):Corrected DateLevel of HarmResidents Affected
The facility shall screen residents and staff for tuberculosis as required for long-term care facilities by 19 CSR 20-20.100. II 6/30/2025   
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 for 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 6/30/2025   
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 for an employment agency, the employment agency shall, prior to sending a temporary employee to a facility: (B) Make an inquiry to the department, as provided in section 660.315, RSMo, as to whether the person is listed on the EDL. Each facility shall maintain documents verifying that the EDL checks were requested, the date of each such request, and the nature of the response received for each such request. The inquiry may be made through the department ' s website; II/III 6/30/2025   
Self-control of prescription medication by a resident may be allowed only if approved in writing by the resident ' s physician and allowed by facility policy. If a resident is not taking any prescription medication, the resident may be permitted to control the storage and use of nonprescription medication unless there is a physician ' s written order or facility policy to the contrary. If not permitted, all medications for that resident, including over-the-counter medications, shall be controlled by the administrator unless the physician specifies otherwise. II/III 6/30/2025   
The administrator shall develop and implement a safe and effective system of medication control and use which assures that all residents ' medications are administered or distributed by personnel at least eighteen (18) years of age, in accordance with physicians ' instructions using acceptable nursing techniques. Until January 1, 1991, those facilities administering medications shall utilize personnel trained in medication administration (a licensed nurse, certified medication technician or level I medication aide) and shall employ a licensed nurse eight (8) hours per week for every thirty (30) residents to monitor each resident ' s condition. Distribution shall mean delivering to a resident his/her prescription medication either in the original pharmacy container, or for internal medication, removing an individual dose from the pharmacy container and placing it in a small container or liquid medium for the resident to remove from the container and self-administer. External prescription medication may be applied by facility personnel if the resident is unable to do so and the resident ' s physician so authorizes. After December 31, 1990, all persons who administer or distribute medication shall be trained in medication administration and, if not a physician or a licensed nurse, shall be a certified medication technician or level I medication aide. I/II 6/30/2025   
The outer clothing of all employees shall be clean and employees shall use effective hair restraints to prevent the contamination of food or food-contact surfaces. III 6/30/2025   
Prior to or upon admission and at least annually after that, each resident or his or her next of kin, legally authorized representatives or designees shall be informed of facility policies regarding provision of emergency and life-sustaining care, of an individual's right to make treatment decisions for himself or herself and of state laws related to advance directives for health-care decision making. The annual discussion may be handled either on a group or on an individual basis. Residents' next of kin, legally authorized representatives or designees shall be informed, upon request, regarding state laws related to advance directives for health-care decision making as well as the facility's policies regarding the provision of emergency or life-sustaining medical care or treatment. If a resident has a written advance health-care directive, a copy shall be placed in the resident's medical record and reviewed annually with the resident unless, in the interval, he or she has been determined incapacitated, in accordance with section 475.075 or 404.825, RSMo. Residents' next of kin, legally authorized representatives or designees shall be contacted annually to assure their accessibility and understanding of the facility policies regarding emergency and life-sustaining care. II/III 6/30/2025