Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation
2141 Sycamore Avenue, Louisville, KY · (502) 895-5417
- Certified beds
- 96
- Residents per day
- 85
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 7, 1992
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How this home got 2 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
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
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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Kentucky homes
Sycamore Heights Health and Rehabilitation carries 28 inspection points. That is fewer than 35% 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
23 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (4)
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J
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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G
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care6D
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Resident Rights5F
- F
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- E
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- E
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- E
Honor 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 Assessment and Care Planning3E
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Infection Control2F
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Pharmacy Service2E
- E
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.
- 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.
Nutrition and Dietary1E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspection history
2026-02-19
0 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2024-09-20
9 health deficiencies · 11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2019-04-05
14 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 29 min of nursing staff time a day, 34 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 29 min
Kentucky average
3 h 59 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 64% of nursing staff and 68% 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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Fines and payment denials
$21,879 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | Fine | $6,233 |
| 2024-04-12 | Fine | $15,646 |
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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 long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.6 pts better | 94.7% | 94.1% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.8 pts better | 100.0% | 96.2% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.3 pts worse | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms13.9 pts better | 5.0% | 18.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.4 pts worse | 10.0% | 6.6% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication9.7 pts better | 20.2% | 29.9% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.3 pts worse | 20.5% | 16.2% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened9.1 pts better | 3.2% | 12.3% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased10 pts better | 3.2% | 13.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.5 pts better | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.2 pts better | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence9 pts better | 9.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.3 pts worse | 6.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine39.4 pts worse | 45.1% | 84.5% | 82.3% |
| 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 vaccine2.9 pts worse | 80.8% | 83.7% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beason, Bridgette | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Beason, Bridgette | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Clearview Healthcare Management Ky LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Clearview Healthcare Management Ky LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Vujanovic, Mick | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 33 facilities |
| Vujanovic, Mick | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 33 facilities |
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Fire safety
26 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke12E
- E
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Egress5E
- E
Install proper backup exit lighting.
- D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- E
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4F
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Miscellaneous4F
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- D
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Emergency Preparedness1D
- D
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
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