The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center
Lexington, KY · Medicare-certified · 124 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall
Bluegrass Care & Rehabilitation Center in Lexington has a 4-star overall rating, with solid health inspection and quality scores but a weaker 2-star staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.23 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.2293 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 25, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.2293.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.60
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.72
- Nurse aides
- 1.91
- Weekend nursing
- 2.84
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 46%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
8.2%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.2%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.6%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
9.4%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
8.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
10.6%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
11.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.3%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.2%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
19.1%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
90.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
83.4%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
69.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
80.8%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE · 68 homes · 3.1 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 111.1 residents on an average day (90% of 124 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 25 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.