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"Troubled Nursing Facilities" List Includes Three from Kentucky

Baptist Convalescent Center in Newport, Cambridge Place in Lexington and Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Louisville were three nursing homes in the Commonwealth of Kentucky included on a list of 128 “troubled facilities” ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to have closer scrutiny, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Baptist Convalescent, a 167-bed facility, was cited for 31 health deficiencies -- more than five times the state average, and most of any in the state -- including the most serious level of citations for failure to hire only people with no criminal history of abuse, mistreatment or neglect, or failure to report acts of abuse, mistreatment or neglect; failure to protect residents from mistreatment, neglect and theft; failure to provide residents with care and services necessary to get the highest quality of life possible; and failure to have enough nurses for every resident.

”Everything at Baptist Convalescent Center is better now,” said administrator Donna Frodge, who added that she joined the Northern Kentucky facility this year and could not discuss the terms of her predecessor's departure. "What problems there may have been in the past have been addressed," Frodge said.

Cambridge Place, a 118-bed facility, was cited for 16 health deficiencies – almost triple the state average -- including failure to hire only people with no criminal history of abuse, mistreatment or neglect, or failure to report acts of abuse, mistreatment or neglect; failure to provide residents with care and services necessary for the highest quality of life; and failure to notify doctors and family members about patients' injuries and illnesses.

In addition to the chronic problems, the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services is investigating a specific complaint at Cambridge Place.

Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 154-bed facility, was cited for eight health deficiencies -- including failure to hire only people with no criminal history of abuse, mistreatment or neglect, or failure to report acts of abuse, mistreatment or neglect; failure to treat residents to prevent bedsores; and failure to assist residents with eating, drinking, grooming and hygiene.

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