Kentucky Nursing Home Compliance Guide
This compliance guide summarizes CMS survey performance for the 269 skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky. Facilities average 13.2 deficiency citations each, with 3,557 total citations recorded and 4 facilities reporting zero deficiencies, including 287 at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Understanding Kentucky's most-cited F-Tags and deficiency categories helps administrators focus survey-preparation and Plan of Correction efforts where citations are most likely.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Kentucky
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 739 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 686 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 475 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 396 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 380 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 347 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Kentucky
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 315 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 280 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 277 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 235 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 194 citations
- F-Tag F0657: Care Plan Timing and Revision — 128 citations
- F-Tag F0550: Resident Rights/Exercise of Rights — 92 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 87 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 83 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 73 citations