The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Cardinal Hill Skilled Rehabilitation Unit
Lexington, KY · Medicare-certified · 74 beds
In good standing
For-profit
4 of 5 overall
Cardinal Hill Skilled Rehabilitation Unit has a 4-out-of-5-star overall rating, with strong staffing at 4.93 hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark. Health inspection and quality measures are both 3 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.928 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 14, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.928.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.40
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.29
- Nurse aides
- 2.24
- Weekend nursing
- 4.44
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 40%
Registered nurse turnover: 46%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.9%0%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—87.3%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.7%97.6%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — 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 November 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 27.6 residents on an average day (37% of 74 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 14 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.