Based on observation and record review the facility failed to provide or obtain laboratory services to meet the needs of one resident (Resident #53). The sample was 20. The census was 81.Review of the facility's Laboratory Reports policy, last revised, July 2014, showed:-Policy: All lab reports will be reviewed by a nurse and reported to the physician as necessary;-Procedure: The night nurse will follow-up nightly through chart audit to ensure all labs have been performed as ordered, physician has been notified of results and reports are filed in the resident's record; If the nurse determines that a lab report has not been received, the nurse will obtain the lab results and notify the physician. …
F770 citations in Missouri
Administration Deficiencies
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Missouri cites F770 less often than its own record predicts
0.77 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Missouri in 2025, this is the portion that was F770.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Missouri surveyors wrote
F770 findings written in Missouri, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Missouri citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.09% | 0.39× |
| 2024 | 0.08% | 0.39× |
| 2025 | 0.16% | 0.77× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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