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Apple Ridge Care Center

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 2
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 4
MO State Average: 6
U.S. Average: 6
MO Deficiencies Range: 1–28
Complaints & Incidents: 4
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

August 07, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	9/16/2012
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Some	9/16/2012
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Few	9/16/2012
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	9/16/2012

October 21, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Have a detailed, written plan for disasters and emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents.	Low	Many	12/19/2011
Train all employees on what to do in an emergency, and carry out unannounced staff drills.	Low	Many	12/19/2011
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Some	12/19/2011
Provide a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.	Low	Some	12/19/2011
Ensure residents have the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules, and health care according to their interests, assessments, and plans of care.	Low	Some	12/19/2011
Provide residents with private access to a telephone.	Low	Some	12/19/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Some	12/19/2011
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Honor a residents' rights as a residents of the nursing home, free of coercion and reprisal, and as citizens or residents of the united states.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Encode each residentâs assessment data and transmit these data to the state within 7 days of assessment.	Very Low	Many	12/19/2011
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Very Low	Some	12/19/2011

October 15, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.	Low	Some	12/7/2010
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.	Low	Few	12/7/2010
At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.	Low	Few	12/7/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	12/7/2010
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients.	Low	Few	12/7/2010
Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under medicare or medicaid.	Very Low	Some	12/7/2010

October 21, 2011 Complaints & Incidents

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Low	Few	12/19/2011
Have a detailed, written plan for disasters and emergencies, such as fire, severe weather, and missing residents.	Low	Many	12/19/2011
Train all employees on what to do in an emergency, and carry out unannounced staff drills.	Low	Many	12/19/2011

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.