The home failed to protect residents from the wrongful use of their belongings or money. Cited April 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 602 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Letcher Manor
Whitesburg, KY · Medicare-certified · 142 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
Letcher Manor in Whitesburg, KY has a 3 out of 5 overall rating, with a 2-star staffing rating and 3-star health inspection and quality measures ratings. Reported nurse staffing is 3.53 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5288 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 27, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5288.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.46
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.76
- Nurse aides
- 2.31
- Weekend nursing
- 3.23
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 44%
Registered nurse turnover: 27%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
24.3%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
8.4%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
15.5%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
31.1%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
3.6%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
13.9%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
13.1%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.3%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.1%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
64%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
88.6%Improving
What the inspectors found
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 November 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D
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 February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — 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 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of BLUEGRASS HEALTH KY · 15 homes · 3.1 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 115.8 residents on an average day (82% of 142 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 36 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.