Cycle 1
Health 2025-01-09 · Fire 2025-01-09
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fort Thomas, KY
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas SNF
5-star overall rating with 5-star inspections
85 North Grand Avenue, Fort Thomas, KY
(859) 572-3211
Overall
5 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
5 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
5 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
20
Certified beds
Average residents
14
Average occupied residents
Ownership
Non-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1992-01-29
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare
Participation flags
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Hospital-based
Yes
CMS reports the provider resides in a hospital
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
3.70
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.77 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.34
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.81 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
3.22
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.43 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
8.26
All reported nurse hours · state 4.01 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
5.04
RN + LPN hours · state 1.58 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
6.87
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.50 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
3.15
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.52 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.00
Reported PT staffing
Adjusted RN hours
3.89
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
8.68
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.30
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
50%
Annual RN turnover · state 43% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
53%
Annual nurse turnover · state 47% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
2,510
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
49.38
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
1.0033
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
0
Baseline 18.56% · Performance 21.34% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
10
Baseline 4.63% · Performance 4.87% · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
4.81
Baseline 45.45% · Performance 44.00% · Measure score 4.81 · Achievement 4.81 · Improvement 0.21
Adjusted total nurse staffing
Not reported
This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.54% |
10.72%
0.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 218 · Observed rate 11.01% · Lower 95% interval 7.87% |
| Discharge to community | 77.83% |
50.57%
27.3 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 203 · Observed rate 72.41% · Lower 95% interval 71.13% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 0.72 |
1.02
0.3 pts better
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 98.32% |
95.27%
3 pts better
|
Numerator 117 · Denominator 119 |
| Falls with major injury | 0.84% |
0.77%
0.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 119 |
| Discharge self-care score | 7.92% |
53.69%
45.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 8 · Denominator 101 |
| Discharge mobility score | 4.95% |
50.94%
46 pts worse
|
Numerator 5 · Denominator 101 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 3.36% |
2.29%
1.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 119 · Adjusted rate 5.68% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 4.87% |
7.12%
2.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 110 · Observed rate 0.91% · Lower 95% interval 2.71% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 3.13% |
8.2%
5.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 32 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | Not Available |
42%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Discharge function score | 9.9% |
56.45%
46.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 10 · Denominator 101 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 98.98% |
95.95%
3 pts better
|
Numerator 97 · Denominator 98 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 76.19% |
96.28%
20.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 16 · Denominator 21 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 54.24% |
25.2%
29 pts better
|
Numerator 32 · Denominator 59 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.3% |
83.8%
15.5 pts better
|
81.7%
17.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 99.5% · Q2 98.9% · Q3 98.8% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 99.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 4.2% |
13.9%
9.7 pts better
|
12.0%
7.8 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 4.2% · Observed 4.4% · Expected 11.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 2.3% |
1.8%
0.5 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.7 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.6% · Q2 3.2% · Q3 1.1% · Q4 1.2% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.3% |
83.6%
12.7 pts better
|
79.7%
16.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 31.0% |
24.5%
6.5 pts worse
|
23.9%
7.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 31.0% · Observed 28.9% · Expected 22.2% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2023-11-01 · Fire 2023-11-01
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2022-08-04 · Fire 2022-08-04
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Inspection history
Recent health citations
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2022-08-04
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-09-02
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
Ownership
Buxton, Sylvia
Corporate Director · Individual
Colvin, Garren
Corporate Director · Individual
Colvin, Garren
Corporate Officer · Individual
Frey, Lisa
Corporate Officer · Individual
Hall, Vera
Corporate Officer · Individual
Haught, Derek
Corporate Director · Individual
Hawkins, John
Corporate Director · Individual
Jackman, Jason
Corporate Director · Individual
Jones, Michael
Corporate Director · Individual
Knochelmann, Kris
Corporate Director · Individual
Koester, Joseph
Corporate Director · Individual
Ladenburger, Marsha
Corporate Director · Individual
Moorhead, Robert
Corporate Director · Individual
Neff, Judith
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Nelson, Kristi
Corporate Director · Individual
Price, Donald
Corporate Director · Individual
Ritchey-Baldwin, Lori
Corporate Officer · Individual
Schaeffer, Andrew
Corporate Director · Individual
Schroer, Jeanne
Corporate Director · Individual
Stevens, Robert
Corporate Director · Individual
Sweeney, Jackie
Corporate Director · Individual
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