Glasgow, KY

NHC Healthcare, Glasgow

3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $4,017 in total fines with 2 recent health deficiencies with 10 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

109 Homewood Boulevard, Glasgow, KY

(270) 651-6126

Compare this facility

Overall

3 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

4 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

194

Certified beds

Average residents

146

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

National Healthcare Corporation

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1970-03-18

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

65 facilities

Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 5 quality stars

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.64

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.77 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.91

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.81 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.27

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.43 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.82

All reported nurse hours · state 4.01 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.55

RN + LPN hours · state 1.58 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.37

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.50 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.40

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.52 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.07

Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.67

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.98

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.31

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

39%

Annual RN turnover · state 43% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

52%

Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

8,650

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

26.10

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9840

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

3.42

Baseline 18.31% · Performance 19.84% · Measure score 3.42 · Achievement 3.42 · Improvement 0

Healthcare-associated infections

0

Baseline 5.75% · Performance 8.63% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

4.98

Baseline 49.37% · Performance 43.31% · Measure score 4.98 · Achievement 4.98 · Improvement 1.97

Adjusted total nurse staffing

2.04

Baseline 3.65 hours · Performance 3.66 hours · Measure score 2.04 · Achievement 2.04 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	8.62%	10.72% 2.1 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 171 · Observed rate 5.26% · Lower 95% interval 5.78%
Discharge to community	50.03%	50.57% 0.5 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 158 · Observed rate 46.2% · Lower 95% interval 43%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	1.11	1.02 0.1 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up	99.26%	95.27% 4 pts better	Numerator 135 · Denominator 136
Falls with major injury	1.47%	0.77% 0.7 pts worse	Numerator 2 · Denominator 136
Discharge self-care score	41.25%	53.69% 12.4 pts worse	Numerator 33 · Denominator 80
Discharge mobility score	46.25%	50.94% 4.7 pts worse	Numerator 37 · Denominator 80
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	0%	2.29% 2.3 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 136 · Adjusted rate 0%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	8.63%	7.12% 1.5 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 131 · Observed rate 9.92% · Lower 95% interval 5.05%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	0%	8.2% 8.2 pts worse	Numerator 0 · Denominator 242
Staff flu vaccination coverage	12.7%	42% 29.3 pts worse	Numerator 73 · Denominator 575
Discharge function score	52.5%	56.45% 4 pts worse	Numerator 42 · Denominator 80
Transfer of health information to provider	98.78%	95.95% 2.8 pts better	Numerator 81 · Denominator 82
Transfer of health information to patient	Not Available	96.28%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	30.56%	25.2% 5.4 pts better	Numerator 22 · Denominator 72

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.6	1.9 0.3 pts better	1.9 0.3 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.6 · Observed 1.5 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.5	2.2 0.7 pts better	1.8 0.3 pts better	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.5 · Observed 1.4 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	80.4%	94.3% 13.9 pts worse	93.4% 13 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 69.9% · Q2 84.2% · Q3 87.4% · Q4 80.3% · 4Q avg 80.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	65.3%	96.2% 30.9 pts worse	95.5% 30.2 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 65.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	4.1%	3.8% 0.3 pts worse	3.3% 0.8 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.9% · Q2 2.9% · Q3 4.4% · Q4 6.1% · 4Q avg 4.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	0.0%	15.2% 15.2 pts better	11.4% 11.4 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	6.9%	6.7% 0.2 pts worse	5.4% 1.5 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.1% · Q2 9.4% · Q3 7.5% · Q4 6.7% · 4Q avg 6.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	36.1%	29.6% 6.5 pts worse	19.6% 16.5 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 33.9% · Q2 32.5% · Q3 41.1% · Q4 36.9% · 4Q avg 36.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	16.2%	17.6% 1.4 pts better	16.7% 0.5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.0% · Q2 19.6% · Q3 15.0% · Q4 13.1% · 4Q avg 16.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0.0%	0.2% 0.2 pts better	0.1% 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened	12.0%	17.3% 5.3 pts better	16.3% 4.3 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.3% · Q2 9.2% · Q3 16.2% · Q4 9.7% · 4Q avg 12.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	19.3%	15.6% 3.7 pts worse	14.9% 4.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.7% · Q2 22.6% · Q3 19.6% · Q4 16.0% · 4Q avg 19.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.8%	0.7% 0.1 pts worse	1.0% 0.2 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.7% · Q2 0.6% · Q3 1.2% · Q4 0.7% · 4Q avg 0.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	1.0%	1.7% 0.7 pts better	1.7% 0.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.5% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.5% · Q4 0.8% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	20.3%	19.8% 0.5 pts worse	19.8% 0.5 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 20.5% · Q2 21.5% · Q3 23.3% · Q4 15.6% · 4Q avg 20.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	4.5%	5.5% 1 pts better	5.1% 0.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.6% · Q2 4.8% · Q3 4.2% · Q4 3.4% · 4Q avg 4.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	63.8%	83.8% 20 pts worse	81.7% 17.9 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 55.7% · Q2 59.1% · Q3 69.9% · Q4 69.9% · 4Q avg 63.8%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	15.6%	13.9% 1.7 pts worse	12.0% 3.6 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 15.6% · Observed 16.5% · Expected 11.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	1.2%	1.8% 0.6 pts better	1.6% 0.4 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.6% · Q2 1.7% · Q3 1.5% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	68.1%	83.6% 15.5 pts worse	79.7% 11.6 pts worse	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 68.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	16.1%	24.5% 8.4 pts better	23.9% 7.8 pts better	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.1% · Observed 16.5% · Expected 24.4% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2024-12-13 · Fire 2024-12-13

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)

10 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (3 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2019-06-28 · Fire 2019-06-28

4 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2018-03-29 · Fire 2018-03-29

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-01-20

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K232 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Corrected 2024-12-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K293 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2024-12-31

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-12-12

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K374 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2024-12-26

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K741 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2025-01-20

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-01-31

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K211 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2024-12-11

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-01-08

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

K781 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2025-02-07

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-06-28

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2019-07-24

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-06-28

K925 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that sources of ignition are removed from patients receiving respiratory therapy.

Corrected 2019-08-12

Inspection history

Recent health citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

F583 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2025-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-12-13

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-01-21

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-06-28

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2019-08-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-06-28

F583 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2019-08-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-06-28

F640 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2019-08-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2019-06-28

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2019-08-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2018-03-29

F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2018-04-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2018-03-29

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2018-04-19

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

$4,017 2024-12-13

Fine

Fine · fine $4,017

Fine

Ownership

Nhc-Op LP

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

99% 63 facilities 2000-06-01

Blackrock Inc

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

13% 69 facilities 2019-03-20

Vanguard Group Inc

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

9% 70 facilities 2017-03-27

Morgan Stanley

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

5% 54 facilities 2024-11-08

Billingsley, Denise