The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center
Registered name: Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care
Mount Vernon, KY · Medicare-certified · 143 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center has an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with strong quality measures and health inspection results, and staffing at 3 out of 5 stars. Reported nurse staffing is 7.05 hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
7.0484 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 26, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 7.0484.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 2.34
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.67
- Nurse aides
- 3.03
- Weekend nursing
- 6.06
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 26%
Registered nurse turnover: 16%
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
9.4%8.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
11.2%10%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.5%3.6%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
2.7%4.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
2.6%3.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
40.4%54.1%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
9.5%10.6%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
1.8%4.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.1%4.2%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
—91.9%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93%97.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—69.6%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
87.5%70%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to ensure a working call system was available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 919 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to properly screen residents for mental health or intellectual disability needs before or during admission. Cited August 2018 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 645 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 113.9 residents on an average day (80% of 143 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 46 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.