LIFE CARE CENTER OF ST LOUIS

3520 CHOUTEAU AVE
SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63103
3147712100
CCN: 265610
3
Overall
2
Health
4
Staffing
5
Quality
ChainLIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA
Special FocusAbuse IconOwnership Changed (12mo)Inspection OverdueOIG ExcludedUnder CIA
Ownership
NameRole%
PRESTON, FORREST5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
CROOKS, JOANNACORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
PRESTON, FORRESTCORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
PRESTON, FORRESTCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
SWANKER, RICHARDCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
THURMOND, JOANCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
CROOKS, JOANNACORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
CROSS, CINDYCORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Penalties (1)
DateTypeAmount
2024-10-21Fine$16K
Health Deficiencies (43)
2026-01-16 · Health
D
F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
D
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
2024-10-21 · Health
J
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
2024-04-23 · Health
E
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
D
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
D
F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
E
F732 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
E
F730 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
D
F685 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
D
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
D
F676 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
D
F660 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
D
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
F
F640 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
E
F638 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
D
F636 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
F
F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
2024-02-14 · Health
D
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
D
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
2022-03-30 · Health
D
F888 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
E
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
D
F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
E
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
D
F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
E
F759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
D
F688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
E
F679 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
E
F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
E
F625 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
E
F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
E
F569 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
E
F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
2019-11-20 · Health
E
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
E
F730 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
E
F698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
D
F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
E
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
D
F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
E
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
B
F625 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
D
F578 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
D
F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Staffing
MetricThis FacilityNational Avg
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
3.88
3.68
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.47
0.54
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.34
0.81
CNA Hrs/Resident/Day
2.06
2.33
PT Hrs/Resident/Day
0.11
0.12
Data as of 2026-03-01