St Peters Post Acute: Infection Control Gaps - MO
A nursing aide at St. Peters Post Acute removed a urine-soaked brief from a resident's bed, tossed it in the trash, and kept going — transferring the resident with a mechanical lift, pulling up their pants, picking up a cell phone, repositioning a wheelchair, and finally wheeling the resident out of the room, all without removing the same pair of gloves or washing their hands once.
Inspectors documented the sequence during a November 25 complaint inspection. A second aide, identified in the report as CNA F, operated the mechanical lift. The first, CNA G, handled the cell phone, managed the wheelchair, and ultimately transported the resident down the hall. Neither changed gloves between the soiled brief and everything that came after.
When inspectors interviewed CNA G that same afternoon, the aide acknowledged what should have happened. Gloves should be changed and hands washed when care is completed and before touching anything else. CNA G said it plainly, at 4:25 p.m., roughly four hours after the inspection had captured the opposite on record.
The Director of Nursing, interviewed at 5:00 p.m., was equally clear. Staff should not wear the same gloves after providing peri care and touch items in the resident's room. Remove the gloves, perform hand hygiene, apply a new pair. That is the expectation.
The gap between what staff said they knew and what inspectors watched them do is the whole of this finding. CMS rated the harm as minimal or potential, with few residents affected.
The resident, already dependent on a mechanical lift and a two-person assist to move from bed to wheelchair, was wheeled into the hallway by someone still wearing the gloves they had used to handle a soiled brief.
Full Inspection Report
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Last verified: August 5, 2026 · Our methodology
ST PETERS POST ACUTE in SAINT PETERS, MO was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 25, 2025.
Inspectors documented the sequence during a November 25 complaint inspection.
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.