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Lake Barkley Health & Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Kuttawa, KY

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1253 Lake Barkley Drive, Kuttawa, KY 42055
Phone
(270) 388-2291
Listed under
For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
185318
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
65
Average residents per day
61
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Vista Ridge SNF Operations LLC
Chain
Lyon Healthcare (11 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 9, 1991
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 185318. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 8, 2026. CMS lists 12 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 14, 2020 to Apr 24, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Apr 24, 2025Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Apr 24, 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
Apr 24, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 24, 2025Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 14, 2020Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Feb 14, 2020Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2020Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2020Ensure 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
Feb 14, 2020Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2020Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2020Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2020Procure 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

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
3.30 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.48 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.07 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.12 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
61%
RN turnover (yearly)
73%
Administrators who left in the past year
2

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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