Grove at Kirkwood: Resident Rights Violations - MO
The facility's therapy records from September 2025 through January 2026 showed no speech therapy evaluations, treatment minutes, or services offered to residents. During that period, only one resident received a speech evaluation via telehealth.
"Most speech therapists do not feel comfortable doing it via telehealth," the Director of Rehab told inspectors during a January 28 interview. The director, who started after Thanksgiving, said residents with orders for all three therapies — physical, occupational, and speech — were only receiving physical and occupational therapy.
The facility had just hired a part-time speech therapist, but the position remained largely unfilled during the transition period.
Licensed Practical Nurse Z confirmed there was "no PT/OT in the beginning of the transition of the new ownership." The facility also eliminated its restorative therapy program entirely after the ownership change, retiring one restorative aide and converting another position to certified nurse aide.
Operations Manager said therapy "continued to happen, but it was light during the transition" before nursing management took over therapy services after the contracted company left.
Director of Nursing C acknowledged the therapy gaps, telling inspectors the facility was "looking to hire one therapist." For residents who received outside therapy services, the director expected staff to arrange transportation and scheduling, maintain communication with outside providers, and ensure proper documentation and care planning.
The facility currently provides therapy three times per week to residents with orders, down from the standard five times weekly. A full-time physical therapist recently left, though another is scheduled to start in March alongside a newly contracted physical therapy assistant.
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Last verified: June 20, 2026 · Our methodology
GROVE AT KIRKWOOD, THE in KIRKWOOD, MO was cited for violations during a health inspection on January 29, 2026.
During that period, only one resident received a speech evaluation via telehealth.
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