Grove at Kirkwood: Medication Error Pattern - MO
The facility provided no speech therapy evaluations or services from September 1, 2025, through January 22, 2026, according to therapy records reviewed by state inspectors. Residents who had doctor's orders for all three types of therapy — physical, occupational, and speech — received only physical and occupational therapy during this period.
"If the resident had orders for all three therapies, PT/OT/ST, they were only getting PT and OT," the Director of Rehab told inspectors during a January 28 interview. The director, who started after Thanksgiving, said the facility had just hired a part-time speech therapist and that one resident had received a speech evaluation via telehealth, "but most speech therapists do not feel comfortable doing it via telehealth."
The therapy disruption began when the facility's contracted therapy company left during the ownership transition. "Therapy continued to happen, but it was light during the transition," the Operations Manager said. Nursing management took over therapy services after the company departed.
The facility also eliminated its restorative therapy program entirely. Licensed Practical Nurse Z said there had been no restorative program since the ownership change. "After the change in ownership, they wanted to change the restorative aide to Certified Nurse Aide, but he/she retired and they got rid of the other RA."
Director of Nursing C acknowledged the therapy gaps, telling inspectors the facility was "looking to hire one therapist" and would contract staff when they lacked appropriate personnel. The director said residents receiving outside therapy services should have proper transportation arrangements and communication between the facility and outside therapy companies.
The facility currently provides therapy three times per week but plans to increase to five times weekly once fully staffed.
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GROVE AT KIRKWOOD, THE in KIRKWOOD, MO was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 29, 2026.
"Therapy continued to happen, but it was light during the transition," the Operations Manager said.
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