Inspection Reports for The Summit

3660 SUMMIT, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64111-4632

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Deficiencies (last 5 years)

Deficiencies (over 5 years) 10.6 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.

93% worse than Missouri average
Missouri average: 5.5 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

20 15 10 5 0
2019
2022
2023
2024
2025

Census

Latest occupancy rate 92% occupied

Based on a December 2025 inspection.

This facility has shown a steady increase in demand based on occupancy rates.

Census over time

42 49 56 63 70 Aug 2019 Jul 2022 Sep 2023 Aug 2024 Apr 2025 Dec 2025

Inspection Report

Census: 55 Capacity: 60 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Dec 8, 2025

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to assess the facility's pest control program, specifically regarding the presence and management of bedbugs in resident rooms.

Findings
The facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program for 6 of 15 sampled residents, with live bedbugs observed in their rooms. The facility had a bedbug policy and was using heat treatment and spraying protocols, but infestations persisted, and some residents resisted treatment.

Deficiencies (1)
Failure to maintain an effective pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests, specifically bedbugs.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 6 Sampled residents: 15 Facility census: 55 Total capacity: 60

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Licensed Practical Nurse ALPNReported bedbugs found in Resident #14's bra, curtains, bed and floor
Certified Nursing Assistant ACNADescribed staff efforts to manage rooms with bedbugs and resident cooperation
Certified Nursing Assistant BCNAReported checking resident rooms for bedbugs and handling infested clothing
Maintenance DirectorDescribed pest control efforts and heat treatment process
Corporate Maintenance DirectorOversaw bedbug treatment program and coordination with facility maintenance
Director of NursingDONDiscussed bedbug presence and treatment protocols
Corporate Director of OperationsDescribed internal bedbug extermination program and heat treatment machines
Exterminator AProvided information on pest control treatments and facility practices
AdministratorDiscussed history of bedbug issues and treatment strategies at the facility
Social WorkerReported on Resident #7's situation and challenges with room treatment

Inspection Report

Routine
Census: 55 Deficiencies: 3 Date: Apr 22, 2025

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to assess compliance with wound care treatments, skin assessments, pressure ulcer care, and fall prevention protocols for sampled residents.

Findings
The facility failed to ensure wound care treatments and skin assessments were completed and documented for sampled residents, including weekly wound tracking and measuring. Fall investigations were incomplete and lacked thorough root-cause analysis for several residents. Documentation and care plans were often missing or incomplete.

Deficiencies (3)
Failed to ensure wound care treatments and skin assessments were completed and documented for Resident #3.
Failed to ensure wound care treatments were completed and documented including weekly wound tracking and measuring for Resident #2 and weekly skin assessments for Resident #1.
Failed to ensure fall investigations were complete and thorough to include root-cause analysis for Residents #1, #4, and #5.
Report Facts
Missed wound treatment documentation: 7 Missed wound treatment documentation: 8 Missed wound treatment documentation: 7 Missed wound treatment documentation: 10 Missed wound treatment documentation: 15 Missed wound treatment documentation: 12 Missed wound treatment documentation: 1 Missed wound treatment documentation: 9 Missed wound treatment documentation: 7 Missed wound treatment documentation: 2 Missed wound treatment documentation: 17 Missed wound treatment documentation: 9 Falls: 2 Falls: 2

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Licensed Practical Nurse ALPNInterviewed regarding wound care treatments and skin assessments for Residents #2 and #3
Certified Nursing Assistant ACNAInterviewed regarding skin checks and wound care for Residents #2 and #3
Licensed Practical Nurse BLPNInterviewed regarding wound treatment documentation and fall investigations
Director of NursingDONInterviewed regarding responsibility for wound care, skin assessments, and fall investigations

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Census: 64 Deficiencies: 1 Date: Aug 21, 2024

Visit Reason
The investigation was initiated due to allegations of financial exploitation of a hearing-impaired resident by a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA A) who took the resident out of the facility to a bank and accessed the resident's accounts without appropriate interpreter presence.

Complaint Details
The complaint was substantiated. CNA A exploited a hearing-impaired resident by accessing and withdrawing funds from the resident's bank accounts without informed consent or interpreter presence. Law enforcement is pursuing criminal charges against CNA A.
Findings
The facility failed to provide protective oversight, allowing CNA A to exploit the resident by withdrawing $24,952.83 from the resident's accounts. The resident was cognitively impaired and hearing impaired without speech, relying on alternative communication methods. CNA A was terminated prior to the exploitation incident. The bank and law enforcement were involved, and the resident was distressed by the exploitation.

Deficiencies (1)
Failed to protect resident from wrongful use of belongings or money resulting in financial exploitation by a CNA.
Report Facts
Amount withdrawn: 24952.83 Facility census: 64 Last rent payment: 3822 Balance due: 4855

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
CNA ACertified Nursing AssistantEmployee who exploited the resident financially and was terminated for unprofessional behavior.
Social Services DesigneeSocial Services DesigneeInterviewed regarding resident's financial exploitation and facility response.
AdministratorFacility AdministratorProvided information about CNA A's termination and resident complaints.
Bank RepresentativeBank RepresentativeProvided details on account activity, lack of interpreter policy, and bank's response.
Law Enforcement OfficerLaw Enforcement OfficerReported criminal investigation and charges against CNA A.
OmbudsmanOmbudsmanInterviewed about resident's emotional state and exploitation.

Inspection Report

Routine
Census: 54 Capacity: 64 Deficiencies: 18 Date: Sep 14, 2023

Visit Reason
Routine inspection of a nursing home facility to assess compliance with regulatory requirements including resident care, safety, staffing, infection control, and facility operations.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to ensure resident privacy, incomplete assessments and care planning for restraints and colostomy care, inadequate bed hold notification and documentation, inaccurate and untimely Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments, failure to maintain CPR certification for all staff, incomplete smoking safety assessments and monitoring, inadequate behavioral health management, failure to monitor antibiotic use properly, inaccurate Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) staffing submissions, inadequate food service staffing and food safety practices, failure to maintain proper infection control program including waterborne illness prevention, and failure to post accurate nurse staffing information.

Deficiencies (18)
Failed to ensure resident privacy by not maintaining operable privacy curtains for a sampled resident.
Failed to assess and obtain physician's order for physical restraint devices including seatbelt use for a sampled resident.
Failed to ensure bed hold forms were completed and documented for residents transferred to hospital.
Failed to complete accurate and timely Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments for sampled residents.
Failed to develop complete care plans within 7 days of comprehensive assessment and update care plans to reflect current resident status.
Failed to maintain current CPR certification for all staff and failed to have a process to identify CPR certified staff.
Failed to complete smoking safety assessments, monitor safe storage of smoking materials, and reassess resident smoking ability after incidents.
Failed to obtain physician's order for colostomy care and monitoring, failed to assess resident's ability for self-care, and failed to document stoma site assessments.
Failed to identify, assess, and treat a resident with gradual weight loss and dental issues, and failed to develop and implement a care plan with related interventions.
Failed to transcribe physician's order for dialysis AV shunt monitoring to Treatment Administration Record (TAR) and failed to document monitoring as ordered.
Failed to post nurse staffing information daily including resident census, current date, and actual hours worked in a manner accessible to residents and visitors.
Failed to maintain food safety and sanitation including dishwasher cleanliness, proper food storage and labeling, and cleanliness of kitchen equipment and floors.
Failed to ensure resident preference for non-lactose milk was met for a period of 17 days.
Failed to ensure facility had contracts with each resident's dialysis site.
Failed to provide appropriate behavioral health care and management including behavioral monitoring and care plan updates for a resident with behavioral issues.
Failed to provide or get specialized rehabilitative services in a timely manner as ordered by physician.
Failed to electronically submit accurate Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) staffing data for three of the last four quarters.
Failed to have a waterborne illness prevention program including annual backflow prevention test, facility specific risk assessment, water system diagram, testing protocols, response protocols, water management team, and staff training on Legionnaires' disease.
Report Facts
Facility census: 54 Total licensed capacity: 64 Resident census: 54 Weight loss percentage: 6.4 Weight loss percentage: 8 PBJ Quarter Three 2022: 0 PBJ Quarter Four 2022: 0 PBJ Quarter Two 2023: 0 AV shunt monitoring opportunities: 93 AV shunt daily monitoring opportunities: 10

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
LPN ALicensed Practical NurseNamed in findings related to resident privacy curtain, seatbelt restraint, behavioral incident, and behavioral monitoring
CNA BCertified Nursing AssistantNamed in findings related to resident privacy curtain, smoking safety, colostomy care, and behavioral monitoring
LPN BLicensed Practical NurseNamed in findings related to resident privacy curtain, behavioral incident, and behavioral monitoring
CMT ACertified Medication TechnicianNamed in findings related to resident privacy curtain, colostomy care, dialysis monitoring, behavioral incident, and weight monitoring
RN BRegistered NurseNamed in findings related to dialysis AV shunt monitoring and behavioral monitoring
LPN CLicensed Practical NurseNamed in findings related to dietary staffing and resident food preferences
Dietary ManagerDietary ManagerNamed in findings related to dietary staffing, food safety, and resident food preferences
Administrator in TrainingAdministrator in TrainingNamed in findings related to CPR certification, nurse staffing posting, dietary staffing, and behavioral incident
Director of NursingDirector of NursingNamed in findings related to resident privacy, restraint assessment, bed hold forms, MDS assessments, colostomy care, weight monitoring, dialysis monitoring, nurse staffing posting, behavioral health, and antibiotic stewardship
Social Services DesigneeSocial Services DesigneeNamed in findings related to bed hold forms, MDS assessments, care plan meetings, smoking safety, and behavioral health
Certified Medication Technician BCertified Medication TechnicianNamed in behavioral incident involving resident and nurse
Dentist ADentistNamed in findings related to dental care for resident
Registered DietitianRegistered DietitianNamed in findings related to dietary services and resident food preferences
Corporate Maintenance PersonCorporate Maintenance PersonNamed in findings related to dumpster lid and waterborne illness prevention
Corporate Maintenance DirectorCorporate Maintenance DirectorNamed in findings related to backflow prevention test scheduling
AdministratorAdministratorNamed in findings related to dialysis contracts and waterborne illness prevention
Licensed Practical Nurse DLicensed Practical NurseNamed in findings related to CPR certification
Certified Nursing Assistant CCertified Nursing AssistantNamed in findings related to CPR certification

Inspection Report

Annual Inspection
Deficiencies: 0 Date: May 15, 2023

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as an annual survey to assess the facility's compliance with health and safety regulations.

Findings
No health deficiencies were found during the inspection.

Inspection Report

Routine
Census: 51 Deficiencies: 18 Date: Jul 22, 2022

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as a routine regulatory survey to assess compliance with healthcare facility regulations, including resident care, safety, infection control, and facility operations.

Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to ensure timely and accurate Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments, incomplete care plans addressing resident needs such as anticoagulation, pain, oxygen, and behavioral monitoring, inadequate infection control surveillance and tuberculosis screening, improper oxygen therapy management, unsafe smoking practices without proper assessments or care plans, incomplete fall investigations and interventions, pest control issues including bedbugs and flies, and failure to ensure proper food storage and menu substitutions were reviewed by dietitians.

Deficiencies (18)
Failure to ensure residents received mail on mail delivery days and mail privacy was not maintained.
Failure to maintain resident rooms and common areas free from dust, debris, and damage.
Failure to establish and implement a grievance policy ensuring prompt resolution and protection from retaliation.
Failure to complete Nurse Aide Registry checks for employee background screening.
Failure to notify residents and Ombudsman in writing of transfers or discharges including appeal rights.
Failure to provide written notification of bed hold policy to residents or responsible parties upon hospital transfer.
Failure to complete and submit comprehensive Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments timely.
Failure to complete a Significant Change MDS for a resident starting dialysis.
Failure to complete and submit quarterly MDS assessments timely.
Failure to ensure accuracy of comprehensive assessments for residents.
Failure to develop and implement complete, accurate, and individualized care plans addressing specific resident needs including anticoagulation, pain, oxygen, and behavioral monitoring.
Failure to provide activities to meet all residents' needs including assessment of preferences and ongoing programming.
Failure to provide appropriate treatment and care including skin assessments and wound monitoring.
Failure to ensure nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent accidents including fall investigations, reassessments, and care planning; failure to assess and monitor residents' ability to smoke safely and provide smoking care plans.
Failure to procure food from approved sources and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards including cleanliness and maintenance of kitchen equipment and storage areas.
Failure to have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and visitors including labeling and dating of food containers.
Failure to dispose of garbage and refuse properly including uncovered trash containers in kitchen and dining room.
Failure to provide and implement an infection prevention and control program including incomplete surveillance logs, lack of tuberculosis screening documentation for employees, and inadequate tracking and trending of infections.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 51 Employees missing Nurse Aide Registry check: 4 Months of incomplete infection control surveillance: 7 Residents observed smoking without supervision: 13

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Director of NursingInterviewed regarding multiple deficiencies including MDS submissions, care plans, infection control, and fall investigations
Social Services DirectorInterviewed regarding grievance policy, smoking assessments, and care plans
Licensed Practical NurseInterviewed regarding employee background screening, care plans, oxygen therapy, wound care, and fall investigations
Certified Nursing AssistantInterviewed regarding care plans, smoking observations, and activities
Dietary ManagerInterviewed regarding menu substitutions and food ordering
Environmental ManagerInterviewed regarding pest control and smoking assessments
Maintenance AssistantInterviewed regarding pest control and bedbug treatments
Registered NurseInterviewed regarding dialysis care and fall investigations
Dietary CookObserved substituting menu items without RD approval

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Census: 49 Deficiencies: 12 Date: Aug 29, 2019

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted based on complaint allegations regarding staff treating a resident without dignity, infection control concerns, medication administration issues, and other care deficiencies.

Complaint Details
Complaint investigation revealed substantiated deficiencies related to resident dignity, infection control, medication administration, care planning, and environmental safety.
Findings
The facility was found deficient in multiple areas including failure to treat a resident with dignity, inadequate environmental cleanliness, lack of accessible grievance forms, inaccurate resident assessments and care plans, improper medication documentation, unsafe resident transfers, inadequate wound care documentation, improper preparation of pureed foods, and failure to implement an effective infection prevention and control program.

Deficiencies (12)
Staff treated a resident with raised voice and forceful manner, causing distress and scratches.
Facility failed to maintain ceiling vents, sprinkler heads, and personal fans free of heavy dust buildup.
Grievance forms were not readily accessible to residents on the second floor and follow-up on grievances was inadequate.
Resident Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments were inaccurate and did not reflect current medication or pain status.
Residents were not invited to participate in their quarterly care plan meetings and pain care plan was missing for one resident.
Resident's code status was not documented on Physician's Order Sheets and diet orders were not transcribed correctly.
Resident's surgical wound and diabetic foot ulcer were not properly documented, assessed, or monitored; outside wound care documentation was missing.
Resident was transferred unsafely without use of gait belt or mechanical lift as appropriate.
Dietary staff failed to properly prepare pureed foods according to recipe and lacked training documentation.
Resident's colostomy care was not routinely monitored or documented by nursing staff.
Resident's narcotic pain medication administration was not accurately documented, with multiple tablets unaccounted for.
Infection prevention and control program was deficient including lack of waterborne illness plan, improper storage of oxygen supplies, inadequate hand hygiene and infection control during blood glucose monitoring, and incomplete infection surveillance and antibiotic stewardship.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 49 Unaccounted Oxycodone tablets: 107 Unaccounted Tramadol tablets: 26 Pureed food processing time: 20

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
CNA ECertified Nursing AssistantNamed in dignity violation for raising voice and forceful behavior toward Resident #19
Director of NursingDirector of Nursing (DON)Interviewed regarding multiple deficiencies including wound care, infection control, care planning, and medication documentation
DC ADietary CookNamed in pureed food preparation deficiency and lack of training
CMT ACertified Medication TechnicianNamed in infection control violations during blood glucose monitoring
LPN ALicensed Practical NurseNamed in medication and infection control deficiencies
AdministratorFacility AdministratorInterviewed regarding grievance process and infection control program

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