The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited August 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Western Kentucky Veterans Center
Registered name: Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen
Hanson, KY · Medicare-certified · 156 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
5 of 5 stars overall. Western Kentucky Veterans Center has 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings, 4-star quality measures, no fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.40 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), though recent inspection cited dignity/rights and medication storage issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.404 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 12, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.404.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.45
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.34
- Nurse aides
- 3.62
- Weekend nursing
- 4.67
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 34%
Registered nurse turnover: 25%
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).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
19%17.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.3%2.5%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.8%7.1%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.4%1.2%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
1.4%3.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16.7%21.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.4%21.9%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10.5%10.4%No change
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—15%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
18.7%25%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%2.9%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.7%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—94%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited August 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
View the original federal record
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
See what inspectors found
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 81.4 residents on an average day (52% of 156 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 12 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.