Based on interview and review of the Activity Director's job description, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the Activity Program was directed by a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activity professional who was licensed or registered by the State. The Executive Director (ED) stated in an interview on 05/23/2023, that the facility did not have an Activity Director in place who possessed the qualifications to serve in a Long-Term Care Facility. The findings include: Review of the Activity Director's job description, undated, revealed the required education and/or experience to fulfill the duties was an associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two (2) year college or technical school, or two (2) to four (4) years related experience and/or training, or… …
F680 citations in Kentucky
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2023
Kentucky cites F680 more often than its own record predicts
3.17 times the share F680 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Kentucky in 2023, this is the portion that was F680.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Kentucky surveyors wrote
F680 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, and review of the facility's Policy, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the activities program was directed by a qualified professional who was a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activities professional who was licensed or registered by the State in which [MEDICATION NAME]; and was eligible for certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist or as an activity professional by a recognized accrediting body; or had two (2) years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last five (5) years, one of which was full-time in a therapeutic activities program; or was a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant; or had completed a training course approved by the State. …
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