Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff were using appropriate infection control practices during wound care for three sampled residents, (Resident #19, #1 and #14), failed to ensure Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP-strategy to decrease transmission of infections and/or cross-contamination during high-contact care activities for residents in nursing homes that include wearing gowns, gloves and at times a face mask) were used for one sampled resident with open wounds (Resident #19), failed to have appropriate EBP signage on the doors and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) available near the rooms for three sampled residents (Resident #19, #1 and #14), failed to ensure the medication room on the Men's Locked Unit was kept clean and hand… …
F880 citations in Missouri
Infection prevention and control · Infection Control Deficiencies
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Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Missouri cites F880 less often than its own record predicts
0.98 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Missouri in 2025, this is the portion that was F880.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Missouri surveyors wrote
F880 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.
Based on interview and record review, facility staff failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program to provide a safe and sanitary environment to help prevent potential spread of COVID-19 (an acute respiratory illness in humans caused by the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 and other infections), when staff failed to separate rooms for one resident (Resident #2) who tested negative on 08/07/24 after the residents roommate (Resident #1) tested positive for COVID on 08/07/24. Resident #2 remained in the same room with Resident #1 and tested positive for COVID on 08/10/24. …
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement policies to monitor the water system and monitor for Legionella (a bacterium that can cause a serious type of pneumonia called Legionnaires' Disease, a bacterial disease commonly associated with water-based aerosols, in persons at risk) control that included specific control parameters based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards and failed to develop procedures consistent with CDC guidelines to test residents with healthcare-associated pneumonia (pneumonia with onset 48 hours after admission) for Legionnaires' disease. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Missouri citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.38% | 1.04× |
| 2024 | 5.36% | 0.95× |
| 2025 | 6.05% | 0.98× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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