Based on interview, record review, and review of the facility's document and polices, the facility failed to protect the residents' right to be free from mental and verbal abuse for 3 of 7 sampled residents, Resident (R) 1, R7, and R11. Resident (R) 2 had a history of verbal and physical outburst behaviors. Residents observed R2 throwing objects, physically hitting staff, and attempts were made to hit other residents and staff. This caused the residents psychosocial harm in which they made statements of being afraid, scared, walking on eggshells, and fear for their safety when R2 was around.Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified on 05/21/2026 in the area of 42 CFR 483.12 Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation and was determined to exist on 05/13/2026. …
F600 citations in Kentucky
Abuse and neglect · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Kentucky cites F600 less often than its own record predicts
0.85 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in Kentucky in 2025, this is the portion that was F600.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Kentucky surveyors wrote
F600 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 the facility's policy, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from verbal abuse and neglect which resulted in actual harm for 1 out of 10 sampled residents, Resident (R) 29. On 08/24/2025, Resident 29 had an incontinent episode and required the assistance of staff to help change her. However, instead of changing the resident, State Registered Nurse Aide (SRNA) 1 became verbally abusive to the resident and both, SRNA1 and SRNA11, neglected to provide the resident hygiene care to remove the feces from the resident. Instead, SRNA 1 and SRNA 11 covered the resident with a feces-covered blanket for a period of over three hours. …
Based on observation, interviews, record review, review of the facility's investigation, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure residents were free from abuse for one of 22 sampled residents (Residents (R) 18). Review of the facility's investigation revealed that on 07/15/2026 at 9:40 AM, R9 grabbed R18's face and pushed R18 away, after R18 had taken some money belonging to R9. R18 had a history of wandering into other residents' rooms and taking personal belongings. …
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Kentucky citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.86% | 3.31× |
| 2024 | 3.14% | 1.33× |
| 2025 | 2.23% | 0.85× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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