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LIFE CARE CENTER OF ST LOUIS: Actual Harm and/or Immediate Jeopardy |
3520 CHOUTEAU AVE |
SAINT LOUIS MO |
TELEPHONE: 3147712100 |
TYPE OF OWNERSHIP: For profit - Corporation |
NUMBER OF BEDS / PERCENT OCCUPIED: 100 / 60 |
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| Based on the annual and complaint survey data reported by CMS as of 07/19/09 , this home is listed because in at least one area they caused actual harm to a patient and/or subjected the patients to immediate jeopardy. More recent reports/corrections may be available. Check with the nursing home administrator. Actual harm is indicated by a score of G, H, I, while J, K, L indicate immediate jeopardy. The color coding scheme is below: |
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| RATING | DEFINITION |
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 | actual harm and/or immediate jeopardy: score= G,H,I,J,K,L |
 | potential for more than minimal harm: score= D, E, F |
 | potential for minimal harm: score= A, B, C |
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| RESULTS LISTED BASED ON MOST RECENT ANNUAL SURVEY DATED: 03/20/2009 |
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| RATING | VIOLATION | SCOPE/SEVERITY CODE |
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post nurse staffing information. | C |
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Give professional services that meet a professional standard of quality. | E |
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Give professional services that follow each resident's written care plan. | D |
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Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | E |
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Hire a qualified dietician. | E |
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Offer other nutritional food to each resident who will not eat the food served. | E |
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Make sure that residents are well nourished. | E |
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Hire enough skilled workers to carry out dietary service. | D |
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1) Provide 3 meals daily at regular times; or 2) serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner; or 3) offer a snack at bedtime each day. | E |
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Store, cook, and give out food in a safe and clean way. | F |
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Develop a complete care plan that meets all of a resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E |
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Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors. | E |
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Develop/implement required procedures for the administration of immunizations. | E |
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Make sure that residents who cannot care for themselves receive help with eating/drinking, grooming and hygiene. | E |
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Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%. | E |
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Make sure that each resident's nutritional needs were met. | G |
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Make sure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that cause accidents. | E |
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Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible. | D |
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Make sure that residents with reduced range of motion get proper treatment and services to increase range of motion. | E |
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Make sure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless it is necessary. | G |
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Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores. | D |
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Make sure that the attending doctor orders special diets. | E |
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Provide care in a way that keeps or builds each resident's dignity and self respect. | E |
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Have a program to keep infection from spreading. | E |
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Have drugs and other similar products available, which are needed every day and in emergencies, and give them out properly. | E |
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Properly mark drugs and other similar products. | E |
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Make sure all assessments are accurate, coordinated by an RN, done by the right professional, and are signed by the person completing them. | D |
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Get rid of garbage properly. | D |
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Write and use policies that forbid mistreatment, neglect and abuse of residents and theft of residents' property. | D |
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Tell each resident who can get Medicaid benefits about 1) which items and services Medicaid covers and which the resident must pay for; or 2) how to apply for Medicaid, along with the names and addresses of State groups that can help. | C |
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Keep each resident's personal and medical records private and confidential. | D |
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Get services outside the nursing home that meet professional standards. | E |
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable. | E |
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Make sure that staff members wash their hands when needed. | E |
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Provide activities to meet the needs of each resident. | E |
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Keep safe, clean and homelike surroundings. | E |
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Provide needed housekeeping and maintenance. | D |
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1) Hire only people who have no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents. | D |
COMPLAINT SURVEY RESULTS: SUBSTANTIATED |
| DATE | RATING | COMPLAINT VIOLATION CONFIRMED | SCOPE/SEVERITY CODE |
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| 01/31/2008 |
| Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible. | D |
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