Country Aire Retirement Center: Medication Notification Failure - MO
Federal inspectors cited the facility following a complaint investigation completed November 17, 2025, documenting that staff notified an individual about a resident's medication who was not the resident's legal power of attorney. The citation, logged under intake number 2612003, affected a small number of residents and was classified as minimal harm or potential for actual harm.
The inspection report does not identify who made the notification, what the medication was, or what information was disclosed. It does not say whether the resident knew it happened.
What it does say is that someone who had no legal standing to receive medical information about that resident received it anyway.
Country Aire Retirement Center sits on State Highway 16 in Lewistown, a small town in Lewis County in northeastern Missouri. The facility's provider identification number is 265474.
The violation falls under F0580, the federal tag governing notification of changes in a resident's condition, which includes requirements about who facilities must contact and when. The inspectors' finding was narrow: the wrong person was told.
Whether the correct person, the legal power of attorney, was ever notified is not addressed in the report.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Country Aire Retirement Center from 2025-11-17 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
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COUNTRY AIRE RETIREMENT CENTER in LEWISTOWN, MO was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 17, 2025.
The citation, logged under intake number 2612003, affected a small number of residents and was classified as minimal harm or potential for actual harm.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.