| Facility failed to meet the following Requirement(s): | Corrected Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| General Requirements.
(D) The department shall have the right of inspection of any portion of a building in which a licensed facility is located unless the unlicensed portion is separated by two- (2-) hour fire-resistant construction. No section of the building shall present a fire hazard. I/II
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4/23/2025
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| The facility shall screen residents and staff for tuberculosis as required for long-term care facilities by 19 CSR 20-20.100. II
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4/23/2025
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| The facility may admit or retain an individual for residency in an assisted living facility only if the individual does not require hospitalization or skilled nursing placement as defined in this rule, and only if the facility:
(G) Develops an individualized service plan (ISP), which means the planning document prepared by an assisted living facility which outlines a resident ' s needs and preferences, services to be provided, and goals expected by the resident or the resident ' s legal representative in partnership with the facility; II
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4/23/2025
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| The facility shall maintain a record in the facility for each resident, which shall include the following:
(A) Admission information including the resident ' s name; admission date; confidentiality number; previous address; birth date; sex; marital status; Social Security number; Medicare and Medicaid numbers (if applicable); name, address and telephone number of the resident ' s physician and alternate; diagnosis, name, address and telephone number of the resident ' s legally authorized representative or designee to be notified in case of emergency; and preferred dentist, pharmacist and funeral director; III
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4/23/2025
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| Staffing Requirements.
(A) The facility shall have an adequate number and type of personnel for the proper care of residents, the residents ' social well being, protective oversight of residents and upkeep of the facility. At a minimum, the staffing pattern for fire safety and care of residents shall be one (1) staff person for every fifteen (15) residents or major fraction of fifteen (15) during the day shift, one (1) person for every twenty (20) residents or major fraction of twenty (20) during the evening shift and one (1) person for every twenty-five (25) residents or major fraction of twenty-five (25) during the night shift. I/II
Time Personnel Residents
7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(Day)* 1 3-15
3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
(Evening)* 1 3-20
9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
(Night)* 1 3-25
*If the shift hours vary from those indicated, the hours of the shifts shall show on the work schedules of the facility and shall not be less than six (6) hours. III
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4/23/2025
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| Employees shall maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and shall conform to good hygienic practices during all working periods. II/III
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4/23/2025
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| 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
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4/23/2025
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| At all times, including while being stored, prepared, displayed, served or transported to or from the facility, food shall be protected from potential contamination, including dust, insects, rodents, unclean equipment and utensils, unnecessary handling, coughs and sneezes, flooding, drainage and overhead leakage or overhead drippage from condensation. The temperature of potentially hazardous food shall be forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45��F) or below or one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit (140��F) or above at all times, except as otherwise provided in this section. In the event of a fire, flood, power outage or similar event that might result in the contamination of food, or that might prevent potentially hazardous food from being held at required temperatures, the person in charge shall immediately contact the Department of Health and Senior Services (the department). Upon receiving notice of this occurrence, the department shall take whatever action that it deems necessary to protect the residents. II/III
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4/23/2025
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| The food-contact surfaces of grills, griddles and similar cooking devices and the cavities and door seals of microwave ovens shall be cleaned at least once a day, except that this shall not apply to hot oil-cooking equipment and hot oil-filtering systems. The food-contact surfaces of all cooking equipment shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other accumulated soil. III
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4/23/2025
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| Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned as often as is necessary to keep the equipment free of accumulation of dust, dirt, food particles and other debris. III
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4/23/2025
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| 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
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Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services