3802 Turkeyfoot Road, Elsmere, KY 41018 (opens Google Maps) · Kenton County · (859) 342-0200· 54 certified beds · avg 44 residents/day · certified since Feb 23, 2017 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified
Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. Who pays for nursing home care →
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Dec 15, 2023 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Jan 16, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Dec 15, 2023 · F-0656 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines.
Why it matters: Without a complete, working care plan, important needs can slip through the cracks and no one is accountable for results.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Jan 16, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 8 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not honor residents' right to form and take part in resident or family groups, such as a resident council. F-0565
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint F-0689
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not honor residents' right to form and take part in resident or family groups, such as a resident council. · F-0565 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint · F-0656 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · from a complaint · F-0550 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (4 → 2).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | E |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | J ▲ |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | E |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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1 fine totaling $9,318.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2023 | Fine | $9,318 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Kentucky avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 6.36 | 3.71 | 3.95 | top 6% in Kentucky; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.69 | bottom 45% in Kentucky; top 47% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 5.88 | 3.27 | 3.50 | top 4% in Kentucky; top 2% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.40 | 0.53 | 0.48 | bottom 40% in Kentucky; top 49% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 52.5 | 46.4 | 45.8 | bottom 26% in Kentucky; bottom 31% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 37.5 | 41.8 | 42.9 | top 46% in Kentucky; top 42% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 6.34, RN 0.61, weekend 5.86.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (6.34 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton Housing, INC. | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/01/2017 |
| Eldridge, John | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/08/1993 |
| Foster, Terry | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2021 |
| Halderman, Bonnie | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/22/1990 |
| Jones, Julie | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2020 |
| Keith, Ronald | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2020 |
| Keith, Ronald | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2023 |
| Kenton Housing, INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Knollman, Londa | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Knollman, Londa | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2017 |
| Knollman, Londa | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Middendorf, Mark | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/08/1990 |
| Middendorf, Mark | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/04/2021 |
| Middleton, John | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2020 |
| Middleton, John | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2023 |
| Schieman, Eric | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2018 |
| Shabazz, Tiffany | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Simmons, Kelly | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/27/2011 |
| Weaver, Paul | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/12/1992 |
All 19 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 0.2 mi | Elsmere, KY | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood SNF | 2.2 mi | Edgewood, KY | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Florence Park Care Center | 2.7 mi | Florence, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Village Care Center | 3.3 mi | Erlanger, KY | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Belmont Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 3.3 mi | Florence, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Villaspring of Erlanger | 3.4 mi | Erlanger, KY | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Madonna Manor | 5.8 mi | Villa Hills, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Rosedale Green | 6.5 mi | Covington, KY | ★★★★☆ | 5/5 | |
| Brookside Healthcare Center | 6.9 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| The Pavilion at Kenton | 7.6 mi | Covington, KY | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Boonespring Transitional Care Center, LLC | 7.8 mi | Union, KY | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Bayley Place | 8.3 mi | Cincinnati, OH | ★★★★★ | 4/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 185481.
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