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Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care

Nursing home in Mount Vernon, KY

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
145 Newcomb Avenue, Mount Vernon, KY 40456
Phone
(606) 256-2195
Listed under
Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
185157
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
143
Average residents per day
114
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Rockcastle County Hospital, INC.
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 25, 1980
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 185157. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 26, 2025. CMS lists 4 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 30, 2018 to Mar 26, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 26, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 26, 2025Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 30, 2018PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
7.05 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
2.34 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
3.03 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
6.06 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
26%
RN turnover (yearly)
16%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.