Bourbon Heights Nursing Home
Paris, Kentucky · CCN 185283
23 surveys since 2011, 26 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 75
- Surveys
- 23
- Harm or worse
- 26
- Immediate jeopardy
- 17
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 99
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Independent
- County
- Bourbon
- Medicare-certified since
- 1991
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 1
- Health inspection
- 1
- Staffing
- 4
- Quality measures
- 4
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 72 facilities of 66–99 beds in Kentucky.
Last survey on record
Feb 19, 2026
263 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 4.74 | 4.04 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.60 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 58.0% | 43.5% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $57,841 across 2 penalties
- Payment denials
- 2
- Special focus
- SFF Candidate
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J39.1% | K— | L515.2% |
| Actual harm | G39.1% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1339.4% | E515.2% | F412.1% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6563×
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F8803×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F5502×
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F6572×
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F5801×
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Bourbon Heights Nursing Home, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF835Nov 22, 2024
Based on interview, record review, review of the Director of Nursing Services (DON) and Administrator's Job Descriptions, review of the facility's employee agreement for the Administrator, review of the Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning's (DEHP) Findings and Recommendations, and review of the facility's policies, the facility failed to ensure it was administered in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for the total census of 74 residents. On 05/28/2024, Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Strain (SG1) and Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 2 Strain (SG2-15) were identified at uncontrolled growth levels in the Unit 3 shower. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF837Nov 22, 2024
Based on interview, record review, review of the Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning's (DEHP) Findings and Recommendations, review of the facility's Bylaws, and review of the facility's policies, it was determined the facility's Governing Body failed to ensure the facility's policies were implemented regarding the management and operation of the facility for the total census of 74 residents. On 04/04/2024, Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) was identified in the area of F880 (Infection Control) during an Abbreviated Partial Extended Survey with an exit date of 04/05/2024. The facility submitted a Plan of Correction (POC) for deficiencies, cited on 04/05/2024, alleging substantial compliance on 05/20/2024. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF867Nov 22, 2024
Based on interview, record review, review of the facility's plan of correction from the 04/05/2024 survey, and review of the facility's policy, the facility failed to maintain an effective Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program that developed and implemented appropriate plans of action to correct quality deficiencies. Quality deficiencies were evidenced by the facility's failure to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program (IPCP) designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent and control the development and transmission of communicable diseases. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF880Nov 22, 2024
Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of the facility's documentation and policies, it was determined 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 the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections for the total census of 74 residents. During the Abbreviated/Partial Extended Survey that concluded on 04/05/2024, Immediate Jeopardy was identified in the area of F880 (Infection Control), with the highest scope and severity (S/S) of an L. The facility alleged substantial compliance on 05/20/2024, however; failed to maintain substantial compliance. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF880Apr 5, 2024
Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of the facility's policies, it was determined 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 the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections. The facility's census was 76. The facility failed to implement the state's Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning's (DEHP) recommendation as communicated by the Local Health Department (LHD) on 03/21/2024, to use faucet filters (or bottled water) until the facility completed further testing to prevent and control the spread of a water-borne infection with legionella. […]
Read 36 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 36 of 75 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Feb 19, 2026Standard4 findings
- Nov 22, 2024Standard and complaint18 findings · 10 harm
- Apr 5, 2024Complaint3 findings · 1 harm
- Jun 2, 2021Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Apr 14, 2021Infection control1 finding
- Jan 10, 2020Standard4 findings
- Nov 1, 2019Complaint4 findings · 3 harm
- Sep 10, 2019Complaint1 finding
Show the 15 earlier surveys
- Oct 25, 2018Standard4 findings
- Sep 28, 2017Standard2 findings
- Aug 25, 2016Standard1 finding
- Oct 29, 2015Standard1 finding
- Aug 26, 2015Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Dec 11, 2014Standard3 findings
- Oct 9, 2014Complaint3 findings · 3 harm
- Oct 25, 2013—3 findings
- Jan 17, 2013—3 findings
- Aug 3, 2012Complaint6 findings · 3 harm
- May 18, 2012—2 findings · 2 harm
- Apr 19, 2012—3 findings
- Dec 16, 2011—1 finding
- Oct 10, 2011—1 finding
- Aug 29, 2011—3 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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