The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: J
Nursing home report
Signature Healthcare of Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, KY · Medicare-certified · 124 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall
Signature Healthcare of Elizabethtown has a 2-star overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating and 3-star staffing rating; reported nurse staffing is 3.93 hours per resident per day, slightly below the federal benchmark of 4.1. It had no fines in the last 24 months, but recent inspection areas cited medication errors, food handling standards, and hiring controls related to abuse or theft findings.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9309 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 25, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9309.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.02
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.77
- Nurse aides
- 2.13
- Weekend nursing
- 3.30
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 43%
Registered nurse turnover: 36%
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
15.6%16.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%4.5%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0.9%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
4.2%3.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
9.1%6.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
7.9%8.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
26%21.7%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.7%0.7%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
19.4%11.6%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.5%90.4%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
90.2%88.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—99.1%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.1%97.5%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure it did not hire anyone with a record of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 606 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited May 2019 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — 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 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE · 68 homes · 3.1 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 116.2 residents on an average day (94% of 124 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 53 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.