Hospice of Western Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky · CCN 181520
3419 Wathens Crossing
40 federal deficiencies across 3 surveys, September 18, 2024 to October 31, 2024.
Excludes the inspector’s preamble, which is not a finding
Federal surveys with at least one deficiency
Findings against a Condition of Participation — a compliance grade, not a measure of harm
What level the findings sit at
- Condition-level615.0%
- The agency was out of compliance with a federal Condition of Participation — a requirement it must meet to take part in Medicare at all.
- Standard-level3485.0%
- A requirement within a Condition of Participation. The Condition itself was not cited.
These are compliance grades, not harm grades: how deep in the regulation a finding sits, not whether anyone was harmed.
Who conducted the surveys
State Agency.
Federal surveys are carried out by the state agency or a CMS-approved accrediting organisation.
Most-cited requirements
- E0001Establishment of the Emergency Program (EP)2
- K0293Exit Signage2
- K0324Cooking Facilities2
- K0345Fire Alarm System - Testing and Maintenance2
- K0355Portable Fire Extinguishers2
Survey record
Condition-level
| Survey | Type | Deficiencies | Condition-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2024 | Recertification | 8 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Recertification | 12 | 2 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Recertification | 20 | 3 |
In the inspector’s words
The complete written findings for this hospice, in the inspector’s own words.
Read all 20 findings in full →
CMS publishes written findings for 20 of the 40 deficiencies on this hospice’s record.
Hospice findings published by CMS on QCOR, covering surveys from September 18, 2024 to October 31, 2024. The inspectors’ written findings come from a single CMS survey-report extract.
Federal survey findings only. State licensure findings for hospices are not shown.
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