Based on interview, record review, hospital record review, and facility policy review, it was determined the facility failed to ensure one (1) of three (3) sampled residents' Guardian was notified and informed the resident's [MEDICATION(S)] pain pump was activated (Resident #1). Resident #1 had court appointed guardians who were responsible for making medical procedure decisions for the resident. The resident had chronic lower back pain and had an implanted [MEDICATION(S)] pain pump that was turned off on [DATE] due to the resident possibly overdosing on [MEDICATION(S)]. On [DATE], the facility scheduled the resident an appointment on [DATE] to refill and turn on the resident's implanted pain pump without making the resident's guardians aware and obtaining consent, per facility policy. …
F551 citations in Kentucky
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
No F551 citations were recorded in Kentucky for 2025. That means none appear in the CMS file for that year — not that the requirement does not apply.
In the surveyor’s words
What Kentucky surveyors wrote
F551 findings written in Kentucky, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on interview, record review, and review of facility policy, it was determined the facility failed to ensure it honored a decision of care made by a resident's legal representative or Power of Attorney (POA) for one (1) of thirty-seven (37) sampled residents (Resident #46). Review of previous admissions to the facility for Resident #46, revealed the facility had documented the resident's legal representative. Interview revealed the resident's significant other had provided the facility with a copy of Resident #46's POA documentation. Record review and interviews revealed, on 01/24/2020, the POA notified the facility of Resident #46's need to use a respiratory mask which assisted with the resident's respiratory efforts at night. …
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