LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON
LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON is a 91-bed nursing home in BRIDGETON, Missouri. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1989-01-01. It averages 78.3 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON?
CMS lists 60 health-inspection deficiencies for LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON since 2021-06-16, 34 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 2026-06-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | F0584 | 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. | E |
| 2026-06-04 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| 2025-07-15 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-05-30 | F0607, F0684, F0689 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-02-28 | F0801 | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | F |
| 2025-02-28 | F0550, F0568 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | E |
| 2025-02-28 | F0558, F0580, F0677, F0684, F0686, F0740, F0761, F0812, F0880 | 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 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. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / 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. / 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. | D |
| 2024-12-31 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-05-22 | F0563 | Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing. | D |
| 2024-02-20 | F0606 | Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. | D |
| 2024-01-07 | F0908 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | F |
| 2024-01-07 | F0584, F0804, F0812, F0880 | 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 food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. / 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. | E |
| 2024-01-07 | F0623, F0645, F0677, F0690, F0842 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-01-07 | F0575, F0577 | Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency. / Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C |
| 2023-10-17 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
| 2021-06-16 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2021-06-16 | F0561, F0679, F0867 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F |
| 2021-06-16 | F0565, F0567, F0578, F0584, F0620, F0623, F0625, F0658, F0680, F0692, F0761, F0812, F0838 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. / 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. / 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. / Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal 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. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. | E |
| 2021-06-16 | F0600, F0609, F0645, F0661, F0677, F0690, F0693, F0759, F0842 | 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. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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 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. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
Why was LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-17 | Fine | $21,801 |
How is LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON staffed relative to the MO average?
| Measure | This facility | MO average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.31990 | 3.43324 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 68.2 | 56.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 78.3 | 73.0 |
Who owns LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON, and what chain is it in?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF BRIDGETON is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name BRIDGETON OPERATIONS LLC and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | UNITED INVESTORS LP | since 06/24/2014 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | LIFE CARE AFFILIATES II | since 06/24/2014 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC, PRESTON, FORREST | since 06/24/2014 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | EKLUND, AMBER, GLOVER, MARTIN, WALKER, RONDA | since 04/01/2020 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CROSS, CINDY, HENRY, TERRY, LAY, LISA, SWANKER, RICHARD, THURMOND, JOAN | since 06/04/2014 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., EKLUND, AMBER, FLETCHER, TODD, GLOVER, MARTIN, PRESTON, AUBREY, RAZZAQUE, NAVEED, WALKER, RONDA, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 04/01/2020 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | LIFE CARE AFFILIATES II, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., UNITED INVESTORS LP, GLOVER, MARTIN, PRESTON, FORREST, RAZZAQUE, NAVEED | since 03/10/2025 |
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