Missouri April 2009 Nursing Home Report Card: St. John's Place
St. John's Place is a 94 bed nursing home facility located in St. Louis, Missouri. In the past three years, St. John's Place's inspection deficiency record has twice surpassed the average number of health deficiencies in Missouri. St. John's Place received thirteen deficiencies in 2008, fourteen deficiencies in 2007, and eight deficiencies in 2006. The average number of nursing home deficiencies in Missouri is nine. Currently, St. John's Place is rated as a one-star nursing home according to the new system instituted by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, which indicates a well below-average facility.
All nursing home residents deserve to be safe from abuse and neglect. St. John's Place failed to ensure its residents' safety when it failed to hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting, or mistreating residents and to report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment of residents.
All nursing home residents deserve professional services that meet a professional standard of quality. This facility failed its residents in this respect multiple times in the past three years. St. John's Place also failed to provide residents the proper treatment to prevent bed sores or to heal existing bed sores, failed to ensure that residents entering the facility without a catheter is not given one unless necessary, failed to ensure that residents unable to care for themselves are provided with assistance with activities of daily living, and failed ensure that each residents' nutritional needs are met. This facility also failed multiple times in the past three years to provide activities to meet the needs of each resident.
All nursing home residents have the right to be treated fairly and with respect. St. John's Place failed its residents multiple times when it failed to develop a complete care plan meeting all of the needs of a resident. The facility also failed ensure that all assessments were accurate, done by the correct professional, and were signed by the person completing them. Residents at this facility were not allowed to easily view the most recent survey for the facility and were not informed about who was eligible for Medicaid benefits and how to apply. St. John's Place also failed to have a private telephone available for resident use.
It is important in nursing homes that the residents are provided with properly balanced meals so ensure good health. St. John's Place failed its residents when it failed to ensure residents were well-nourished and failed to ensure that three meals were provided daily at regular times, failed to serve breakfast within 14 hours after dinner, or offer a snack at bedtime each day. This facility also did not prepare food that was nutritional, well-cooked, appetizing, tasty, and the right temperature and failed to store, cook, and distribute food in a safe, clean way.
A safe, clean, homelike environment is important for nursing home residents to thrive. St. John's Place failed to ensure that the nursing home area is free of dangers that could cause accidents and failed to keep a safe, clean, and homelike environment. The facility did not have a program in place to prevent infection from spreading and did not ensure that staff washed their hands when necessary.
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