Aspire Senior Living Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff, Missouri · CCN 265450
28 surveys since 2011, 3 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 154
- Surveys
- 28
- Harm or worse
- 3
- Immediate jeopardy
- 0
Findings where a surveyor recorded actual harm to a resident.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 83
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- ASPIRE SENIOR LIVING
- County
- Butler · rural
- Medicare-certified since
- 1991
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 2
- Health inspection
- 3
- Staffing
- 2
- Quality measures
- 1
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat more weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 113 for-profit facilities of 66–99 beds in Missouri.
Last survey on record
Apr 23, 2026
200 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.72 | 3.32 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.41 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 63.6% | 60.2% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
No fines, payment denials or special-focus designation on the current CMS record.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D4081.6% | E612.2% | F36.1% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F8804×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F6983×
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- F7613×
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.
- F5782×
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.
- F6902×
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Aspire Senior Living Poplar Bluff, in the surveyor’s own words.
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Apr 23, 2026
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to perform hand hygiene and change gloves during care for six residents (Residents #17, #32, #33, #35, #44, and #57) out of seven sampled residents, failed to follow Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP - precautions for use during high-contact resident care activities for residents infected with a multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO - microorganisms that are resistant to one or more classes of antimicrobial agents) or any resident who has a chronic wound and/or indwelling medical device) for three residents (Residents #4, #5, and #44) out of four sampled residents, failed to do annual tuberculosis (TB - infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus) screenings for three residents (Residents #5, #8, and #9) out of… […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Dec 1, 2023
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store and distribute food under sanitary conditions, increasing the risk of cross-contamination and food-borne illness. This has the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 42. The facility failed to provide a policy. 1. Observation on 11/28/23 at 9:29 A.M., of the kitchen showed: - Scrap food items floated in the clogged garbage disposal sink; - The commercial range with brown grime build-up around the control knobs; - Food debris, oily film build-up, two drinking cups, one egg roll on the floor beneath the range; - Microwave oven interior with splattered food debris on all surfaces; - Storage below microwave with splattered grease and food debris on metal bowls and shelf surface; - Storage… […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF727Jun 17, 2022
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide a Registered Nurse (RN) for eight consecutive hours per day, seven days a week, and the facility failed to designate a RN to serve as the Director of Nursing (DON) on a full-time basis. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all residents residing in the facility. The facility census was 40. Record review of the nursing schedules, dated 6/1/22 through 6/6/22 and 6/9/22, showed: - No RN scheduled for eight consecutive hours for 6/2/22 through 6/6/22 and 6/9/22. During an interview on 6/15/22 at 2:39 P.M., the interim DON, a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), said the facility did not have a RN in the facility for eight consecutive hours on 6/2/22 through 6/6/22 and 6/9/22. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF727Nov 23, 2021
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide a Registered Nurse (RN) for eight consecutive hours per day, seven days a week. This deficiency had the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 44. 1. Record review of the nursing schedules for November 2021 showed: - No RN scheduled for any shift on 11/6/2021, 11/7/2021 and 11/17/2021 through 11/22/2021; - No RN scheduled as of 11/22/2021 for future coverage. During an interview on 11/22/2021 at 9:55 A.M., the Administrator said she does not have an RN scheduled daily. She has no RN coverage due to hiring shortage and also does not currently have a Director of Nursing. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF732Nov 23, 2021
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to post the nurse staffing data in a clear and readable format in a prominent place readily accessible to residents and visitors on a daily basis at the beginning of each shift. The facility's census was 44. Observations on 11/22/2021 showed the facility failed to post the nurse staffing data. Record review of the staffing data for September 2021 through November 22, 2021, showed: - Nursing hours not completed for the 24 hour period daily for the month of September 2021; - Nursing hours not completed for the 24 hour period daily for the month of October 2021; - Nursing hours not completed for the 24 hour period daily for the November 1, 2021 through November 22,2021. […]
Read 23 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 23 of 154 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Apr 23, 2026Standard12 findings
- Mar 2, 2026Complaint1 finding
- Sep 9, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Jan 9, 2025Standard and complaint10 findings
- Dec 1, 2023Standard13 findings
- Jun 17, 2022Standard12 findings
- Nov 23, 2021Complaint3 findings
- Oct 31, 2019Standard11 findings
Show the 20 earlier surveys
- May 22, 2019Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
- Dec 7, 2018Standard5 findings
- Feb 8, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Oct 20, 2017Standard2 findings
- Sep 27, 2017Complaint2 findings
- Apr 27, 2017Complaint2 findings
- Dec 2, 2016Standard8 findings
- Oct 29, 2015Standard7 findings
- May 5, 2015Complaint1 finding
- Sep 19, 2014Standard11 findings
- May 7, 2014Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Sep 27, 2013—13 findings
- Feb 14, 2013—2 findings
- Oct 18, 2012—10 findings
- Sep 12, 2012—3 findings
- May 17, 2012—8 findings
- Jan 31, 2012—6 findings · 1 harm
- Sep 28, 2011—1 finding
- Sep 2, 2011—5 findings
- Mar 17, 2011—1 finding
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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