LIFE CARE CENTER OF KANSAS CITY
LIFE CARE CENTER OF KANSAS CITY is a 82-bed nursing home in KANSAS CITY, Kansas. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1994-01-01. It averages 61.9 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at LIFE CARE CENTER OF KANSAS CITY?
CMS lists 61 health-inspection deficiencies for LIFE CARE CENTER OF KANSAS CITY since 2022-04-06, 43 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-20.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | F0812, F0881 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | F |
| 2025-08-20 | F0689, F0761 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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 |
| 2025-08-20 | F0558, F0583, F0628, F0677, F0686, F0688, F0756, F0757, F0883 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2024-07-10 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-04-15 | F0641, F0791 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D |
| 2024-02-22 | F0558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D |
| 2024-01-04 | F0727, F0812, F0880, F0881 | 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | F |
| 2024-01-04 | F0584, F0679, F0680, F0689, F0761 | 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. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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 |
| 2024-01-04 | F0550, F0558, F0580, F0623, F0657, F0676, F0677, F0686, F0690, F0692, F0695, F0698, F0756, F0757, F0758, F0760 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / 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 care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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 that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2024-01-04 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C |
| 2022-04-06 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
| 2022-04-06 | F0550, F0656, F0677, F0761, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2022-04-06 | F0558, F0644, F0679, F0686, F0689, F0690, F0695, F0740, F0744, F0756, F0757, F0758 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. | D |
How is LIFE CARE CENTER OF KANSAS CITY staffed relative to the KS average?
| Measure | This facility | KS average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.47834 | 4.06686 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 52.2 | 48.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 61.9 | 50.5 |
Who owns LIFE CARE CENTER OF KANSAS CITY, and what chain is it in?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF KANSAS CITY is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES HEALTH CARE FUND I LP and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | FUND I INVESTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | since 08/23/1995 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | since 08/23/1995 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | EKLUND, AMBER, JONES, MARY, KABUTI, CAROLINE | since 02/28/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CROSS, CINDY, FLETCHER, TODD, HENRY, TERRY, LAY, LISA, SWANKER, RICHARD, THURMOND, JOAN, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 02/09/2018 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES HEALTH CARE FUND I LP, HCF INC, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., AKKULUGARI, SHYAM, EKLUND, AMBER, JONES, MARY, KABUTI, CAROLINE, PRESTON, AUBREY | since 02/28/2022 |
| GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | CRHC LLC, HCF INC | since 01/01/2017 |
| LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC, FUND I INVESTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, HCF INC | since 08/23/1995 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | FUND I INVESTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., AKKULUGARI, SHYAM, JONES, MARY, PRESTON, FORREST | since 03/18/2025 |
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