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
Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen
Hanson, KY · Medicare-certified · 156 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. This facility also has 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings, 4-star quality measures, reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.46 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), and no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.46 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 5.46.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.44
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.30
- Nurse aides
- 3.72
- Weekend nursing
- 4.85
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 32%
Registered nurse turnover: 17%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
20.7%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.7%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
1.9%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
21.5%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
17.8%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
26.5%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.7%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.1%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited August 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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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.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 81.2 residents on an average day (52% of 156 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 12 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.