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Carmel Manor

Nursing home in Fort Thomas, KY

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, KY 41075
Phone
(859) 781-5111
Listed under
Nonprofit
Medicare CCN
185208
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
95
Average residents per day
87
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Carmel Manor INC
Chain
Carmelite Sisters for the Aged & Infirm (9 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 5, 1990
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 185208. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 1, 2025. CMS lists 38 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 17, 2022 to Dec 1, 2025): 16 from complaint inspections, 11 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 7 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 1, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2025Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2025Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2025Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2025Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Dec 1, 2025Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Dec 1, 2025Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be…
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Dec 1, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Dec 1, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 38. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

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 3 fines totalling $305,116 and 2 denials of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Jul 24, 2025Fine: $291,840
Jul 24, 2025Payment denial for 110 days from Aug 28, 2025
Mar 15, 2025Fine: $6,500
Mar 15, 2025Fine: $6,776
Mar 15, 2025Payment denial for 4 days from Apr 12, 2025

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
4.03 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.72 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.28 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.75 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
79%
RN turnover (yearly)
75%
Administrators who left in the past year
3

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.

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