LIFE CARE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU

Cape Girardeau · MO · For profit - Corporation · LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain · 120 certified beds · CCN 265185 · CAPE GIRARDEAU OPERATIONS, LLC


LIFE CARE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU operates 120 certified beds in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1982-11-30. It averages 85.1 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at LIFE CARE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU?

CMS lists 45 health-inspection deficiencies for LIFE CARE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU since 2022-10-06, 42 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-16.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2025-12-16F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.D
2025-06-27F0678Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.J
2025-05-22F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2025-05-22F0804Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.E
2025-05-22F0557, F0561, F0569, F0656, F0658, F0675, F0677, F0678, F0679, F0684, F0730, F0761, F0880, F0921Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.D
2025-05-22F0574The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.C
2025-03-18F0678Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.J
2025-03-18F0573, F0760Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D
2024-12-18F0697Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.G
2024-12-18F0712Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.D
2024-11-26F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2024-08-22F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.G
2024-08-22F0558, F0689Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2024-03-15F0684, F0686Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.G
2024-03-15F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2024-03-15F0582, F0584, F0623, F0658, F0677, F0761, F0881, F0947Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / 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 timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / 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. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.D
2024-01-05F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.D
2023-12-05F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D
2023-08-10F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D
2022-10-06F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2022-10-06F0656, F0814Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.D

Why was LIFE CARE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU fined 4 times?

DateTypeAmount
2025-05-22Fine$81,955
2025-03-18Fine$17,345
2024-11-26Fine$30,030
2024-08-22Fine$20,248

Has LIFE CARE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU had payment denied by Medicare?

Payment denial startLength in days
2025-07-2519

How is LIFE CARE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU staffed?

MeasureThis facilityMO average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.534913.43324
Total nursing staff turnover (%)68.556.0
Average number of residents per day85.173.0

Who owns LIFE CARE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, and what chain is it in?

LIFE CARE CENTER OF CAPE GIRARDEAU is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name CAPE GIRARDEAU OPERATIONS, LLC and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTDEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY II, INCsince 09/06/2002
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYEKLUND, AMBER, MILLER, KRISTINE, TUCKER, CANDYsince 08/16/2024
CORPORATE OFFICERCROSS, CINDY, HENRY, TERRY, LAY, LISA, SWANKER, RICHARD, THURMOND, JOANsince 02/09/2018
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLDEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY II, INC, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., BARNES, ERIC, EKLUND, AMBER, FLETCHER, TODD, MILLER, KRISTINE, PRESTON, AUBREY, TUCKER, CANDY, ZIEGLER, JAMESsince 08/16/2024
ADP OF THE SNFCAPE GIRARDEAU MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., BARNES, ERIC, PRESTON, FORREST, TUCKER, CANDYsince 02/26/2025

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