Based on observation, interview, record review, review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, review of the glucometer's (used to measure blood glucose values) directions for use, review of the facility's disinfection wipes' directions for use, and review of the facility's policies, the facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent and control the development and transmission of communicable diseases for 3 of 29 sampled residents who required blood glucose monitoring, Resident (R) 67, R70, and R41; for 1 of 31 sampled residents for indwelling catheter collection bag resting on the ground, R8; for 3 of 31 sampled residents where staff did… …
F880 citations in Kentucky
Infection prevention and control · Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Kentucky cites F880 more often than its own record predicts
2.01 times the share F880 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Kentucky in 2025, this is the portion that was F880.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Kentucky surveyors wrote
F880 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 observation, interview, record review, review of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signage, and review of the facility's policies, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment, and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for 4 of 4 residents sampled for infection control, Resident (R) 18, R32, R36, and R38. Specifically, staff failed to follow Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP), use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), perform hand hygiene at required opportunities, prevent cross-contamination when moving from contaminated to clean care activities, and maintain enteral-feeding equipment in a manner to reduce… …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Kentucky citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.63% | 0.90× |
| 2024 | 10.48% | 1.86× |
| 2025 | 12.43% | 2.01× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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