Deficiency Index

F685 citations in Kentucky

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

F685 in Kentucky. Pick another state for the same tag.

Against expectation — 2025

Kentucky cites F685 more often than its own record predicts

Versus expected share1.15×

1.15 times the share F685 takes of citations nationally.

Share of Kentucky citations0.28%

Of every deficiency written in Kentucky in 2025, this is the portion that was F685.

Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.

In the surveyor’s words

What Kentucky surveyors wrote

F685 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.

D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedMay 29, 2025

Based on observation, interview, record review, and facility document and policy review, the facility failed to ensure residents received proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain hearing abilities for 1 of 1 residents sampled for communication and sensory problems out of a total sample of 57, (Resident (R) 3). The findings include: Review of the facility policy titled, Vision and Hearing, revised 06/24/2024, revealed the facility was to ensure residents received proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain vision and hearing abilities. Per review, the facility must, if necessary, assist the resident in making appointments. …

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Recent years

YearShare of Kentucky citationsvs expected
20230.31%1.16×
20240.15%0.53×
20250.28%1.15×

Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.

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