The following link lists the nursing homes in Missouri who have had the most Class I violations since 2003.

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The definition of a Class I violation is:

A violation which presents an imminent danger to the health, safety or welfare of any resident or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result. This is the most severe classification of State deficiencies. If an inspection results in any Class I violations, inspectors will revisit the facility within 20 days.

The list shows the following information: Name of the facility, city where it is located, total number of Class I violations since 2003 and the date of their last Class I violation. To find out what the Class I violations for the facility are you will need to check our Violations page for the specific information.

The list is not saying that because a facility has had 5 Class I violations that it is a bad facility, it merely indicates they have had several violations. What you need to do if considering the facility as place to house a loved one, you ask the Director of the facility about each violation and what they have done to ensure that it doesn't happen again.