LIFE CARE CENTER OF ANDOVER
LIFE CARE CENTER OF ANDOVER is a 154-bed nursing home in ANDOVER, Kansas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1986-10-31. It averages 94.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at LIFE CARE CENTER OF ANDOVER?
CMS lists 58 health-inspection deficiencies for LIFE CARE CENTER OF ANDOVER since 2022-02-08, 49 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-14.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2025-11-17 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | K |
| 2025-11-17 | F0600, F0609 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | J |
| 2025-06-03 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | G |
| 2025-03-27 | F0730, F0812 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-03-27 | F0677, F0693, F0880 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-03-27 | F0558, F0623, F0656, F0657, F0676, F0686, F0688, F0690, F0695, F0699, F0700, F0745 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D |
| 2025-03-27 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2024-06-25 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2024-02-29 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2023-10-18 | F0677, F0725, F0727, F0730, F0812, F0865, F0880, F0921 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | F |
| 2023-10-18 | F0558, F0584, F0761 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / 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. | E |
| 2023-10-18 | F0550, F0625, F0656, F0657, F0679, F0686, F0688, F0695, F0756, F0758, F0803, F0883 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2023-09-11 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2022-02-08 | F0677, F0684 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| 2022-02-08 | F0557, F0657, F0679, F0688, F0689, F0690, F0760 | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
Why was LIFE CARE CENTER OF ANDOVER fined 7 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Fine | $25,490 |
| 2025-11-17 | Fine | $17,345 |
| 2025-03-27 | Fine | $15,180 |
| 2024-06-25 | Fine | $11,180 |
| 2024-02-29 | Fine | $14,518 |
| 2023-11-15 | Fine | $22,204 |
| 2023-09-11 | Fine | $8,190 |
How is LIFE CARE CENTER OF ANDOVER staffed relative to the KS average?
| Measure | This facility | KS average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.74847 | 4.06686 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 51.9 | 48.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 94.1 | 50.5 |
Who owns LIFE CARE CENTER OF ANDOVER, and what chain is it in?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF ANDOVER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name ANDOVER MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | PRESTON, FORREST | since 05/13/2005 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | EKLUND, AMBER, JOHNSON, BRANDON, NELSON, YESNIA | since 01/02/2024 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CROSS, CINDY, HENRY, TERRY, THURMOND, JOAN | since 07/18/2005 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., EKLUND, AMBER, FLETCHER, TODD, JOHNSON, BRANDON, LAY, LISA, MCCUE, TAMARA, NELSON, YESNIA, PRESTON, AUBREY, PRESTON, FORREST, SWANKER, RICHARD, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 01/01/2022 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., JOHNSON, BRANDON, MCCUE, TAMARA, PRESTON, FORREST | since 02/25/2025 |
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