Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Baptist Health Hardin
913 North Dixie Avenue, Elizabethtown, KY · (270) 737-1212
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 15
- Residents per day
- 11
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare
- Certified since
- August 22, 1996
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Kentucky.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change (already 5)
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change (already 5)
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Kentucky homes
Baptist Health Hardin carries 3 inspection points. That is fewer than 86% of Kentucky's 265 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Kentucky: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–2 pts
- 4★ 2–11 pts
- 3★ 11–22 pts
- 2★ 22–45 pts
- 1★ over 45 pts
Bars show every rated home in Kentucky by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
6 health citations on record since 2019. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Pharmacy Service2D
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure 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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-12-23
1 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2022-08-25
0 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2019-07-02
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 8 h 28 min of nursing staff time a day, 4 h 40 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
8 h 28 min
Kentucky average
3 h 59 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 32% of nursing staff and 25% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine14.6 pts better | 99.1% | 84.5% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit8.7 pts better | 4.5% | 13.2% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.6 pts better | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine13.6 pts better | 97.3% | 83.7% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission6.6 pts better | 17.3% | 23.9% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
38 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Healthcare System Inc | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| Baptist Healthcare System Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Baptist Healthcare System Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Carrico, Richard | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Carrico, Richard | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Carrico, Thomas | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Colman, Gerard | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Colman, Gerard | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Diaz, Lewis | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Falvey, Patrick | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Ferriell, James | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Ferriell, James | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Fink, Susan | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Fultz, William | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Godfrey, John | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Godfrey, John | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hawley, Kirsten | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hicks, Cory | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hook, Robert | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Malik, Raza | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Malik, Raza | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mcpherson, Cora | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Morehead, Ashley | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Morris, Dwain | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Norton, Janet | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Norton, Janet | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| O'hair, Daniel | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Peace, Sandra | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Ramey, Robert | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Ramey, Robert | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Redditt, Alan | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Shircliff, William | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Stith, Bonnie | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Thomas Kuerzi, Jennifer | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Thomas, Linda | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Westbrook, Jonathan | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Woods, Jennifer | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Zimmerman, Tammy | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
3 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1E
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Smoke1D
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
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Other homes nearby
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Signature Healthcare at North Hardin Rehab & Welln
Radcliff, KY · Signature Healthcare
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 55 min
- Fines
- $0
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Signature Healthcare of Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, KY · Signature Healthcare
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- J
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 53 min
- Fines
- $0
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Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Elizabethtown, KY · Benjamin Landa
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 27 min
- Fines
- $0