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Pioneer Trace Group LLC

Flemingsburg, KY · Medicare-certified · 92 beds

Needs attention
For-profit
1 of 5 overall

Pioneer Trace Group LLC in Flemingsburg, KY has a 1-out-of-5 overall rating, with low quality measures (1 star), limited staffing (2 stars), and nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.41 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). It also had $27,493 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty; recent inspection issues included food handling, equipment safety, and residents’ access to private communication.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.4092 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: January 8, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $27,493recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4092.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.43
Licensed practical nurses
0.84
Nurse aides
2.14
Weekend nursing
2.94

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 44%
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

19.7%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

5%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

7.9%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

3.4%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

8%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

32.2%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

29.5%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

24%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

5.8%Steady

Residents with a long-term catheter

1.6%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

24.1%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

6.6%Worsening

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

96.2%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

99.3%Steady

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

68.8%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

91.2%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The nursing home failed to keep essential equipment working safely. Cited January 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 908 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: F

The home failed to ensure residents had reasonable access to and privacy when using communication methods. Cited October 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 576 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: F

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 October 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F

The home failed to provide safe, appropriate dialysis care for a resident who needed it. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 698 — 42 CFR §483.25(l) — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

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  3. PENALTY

    A federal payment denial was recorded.

  4. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $16,801 was recorded.

  5. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $5,346 was recorded.

  6. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.

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  7. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 3 fines · $27,493 in total fines · 1 payment denial.

  • Medicare/Medicaid payment denial

    Oct 3, 2024

    28 days
  • Federal fine

    Oct 3, 2024

    $16,801
  • Federal fine

    Oct 3, 2024

    $5,346

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Occupancy
79.1 residents on an average day (86% of 92 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 34 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.