Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs
Nursing Home Review

50 Meramec Trails Drive
Ballwin, MO 63021

Medicare Rating

  • Overall Rating
  • Health Inspection
  • Quality Management
  • Staffing
  • Nurse Staffing

Source: Data.Medicare.gov

Fines, Penalties, and Complaints

  • None Number of Fines
  • None Total Ammount of Fines in Dollars
  • None Total Penalties
  • None Substantiated Complaints
  • 2 Facility Reported Incidents
  • None Payment Denials

Source: Data.Medicare.gov

Bed Status

Created with Highcharts 4.2.3Federally Certified BedsLUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES AT MERAMEC BLUFFS1840Free BedsOccupied BedsFederally Certified Beds0204060Source: Data.Medicare.gov

Quality Overview

Nursing home quality measures come from Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs resident assessment data that nursing homes routinely collect on the residents at specified intervals during their stay. These measures assess the Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs resident's physical and clinical conditions and abilities, as well as preferences and life care wishes. These assessment data have been converted to develop quality measures that give consumers another source of information that shows how well Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs is caring for their resident's physical and clinical needs

These quality measures were selected because they are important. They show ways in which nursing homes are different from one another. There are things that nursing homes can do to improve their quality measure percentages. The quality measures have been validated and are based on the best research currently available.

Quality MeasureFacility ScoreMissouri AverageNational Average
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 3.8% 5.8% 5.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.5% 90.5% 93.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100% 94.6% 94.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.5% 4% 3.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 7.8% 4.3% 5.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 15.6% 6.9% 7.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 21.1% 27.2% 23.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 11.9% 19.5% 17.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 0% 9.2% 8.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0% 0.4% 0.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 15.6% 15.4% 18.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 13.5% 14.9% 15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0% 3% 3.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 17.2% 5.2% 4.9%
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 0% 33.2% 46.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 92.2% 76.2% 81.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function 68% 66.9% 63.5%
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.5% 2.3% 2.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 23.6% 18.1% 17.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 88.3% 76.5% 80.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents with pressure ulcers that are new or worsened 0% 1.6% 1.3%

Source: Data.Medicare.gov

Deficiency History

Each nursing home that provides services to people with Medicare or Medicaid is required to make the results of its last full inspection available at the nursing home for the public to review. If an inspection team finds that a nursing home doesn't meet a specific standard, it issues a deficiency citation. The federal government may impose penalties on nursing homes for serious deficiencies or for deficiencies that the nursing home fails to correct for a long period of time. For example, Medicare may assess a fine, deny payment to the nursing home, assign a temporary manager, or install a state monitor.

These inspections assess whether the nursing home meets certain "minimum" standards. If a nursing home has no deficiencies, it means that it met the minimum standards at the time of the inspection. Inspections don't identify nursing homes that give outstanding care.

While reading these reports, keep in mind that the quality of a nursing home may get much better or much worse in a short period of time. These changes can occur when a nursing home's administrator or ownership changes, or when a nursing home's finances suddenly change.

Created with Highcharts 4.2.3DeficienciesDeficiency TimelineSource: Data.Medicare.gov6618Deficiencies6/20133/20147/20146/201502.557.510
Survey Date Survey Type Scope
Jun 30, 2015 Fire Safety Pattern
Jun 30, 2015 Health Pattern
Jun 30, 2015 Health Isolated
Jun 30, 2015 Health Pattern
Jun 30, 2015 Health Pattern
Jun 30, 2015 Health Isolated
Jun 30, 2015 Health Pattern
Jun 30, 2015 Health Pattern
Jul 24, 2014 Health Isolated
Mar 21, 2014 Health Pattern

Source: Data.Medicare.gov

Ownership

Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs is a Non Profit - Corporation nursing home

Name
BAUM, CARLA
BAUM, CARLA
BODENDIECK, LEE
CHEHVAL, MICHAEL J
DANKENBRING, JAMES
DUNAJCIK, KARL
EISSLER, MARYANN
GUNDERMANN, VERNON
KOTOVSKY, JOHN
KOTOVSKY, JOHN
KRAEMER, JANET
KREIENKAMP, DALE
KREIENKAMP, DALE
LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES
MERILA, NANCY
MOSLEY, FRANKLIN P.
NAUSS, ROBERT
OGIER, PAUL
RASO, MICHAEL
RASO, MICHAEL
ROBINSON-RAINEY, CARLA
ROTH, WILLIAM
SCHOEDEL, MARK
SCHOEDEL, MARK
SIMMONS, WILLIAM
VOLK, ROGER H
WALDEN, HENRY
WENDT, ALVIN

Source: Data.Medicare.gov

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