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Fewer than one in five of Kentucky’s nursing home inspector positions were filled as of last October, according to a report released in May by a U.S. Senate committee. That was the country’s highest ...

If you live in Kentucky, there is a good chance you or a loved one will eventually spend time in one of the state’s 284 nursing homes. So if you read nothing else this month, read a series by John ...

Serious problems uncovered at Hillcreek Rehabilitation and Care in Louisville forced the facility’s closure this year. Marcus Dorsey [email protected] Kentucky’s massive backlog of overdue ...

Two Louisville, Ky.-based nursing homes are shutting down and will pay more than $1 million in civil money penalties to CMS after site visits found repeated violations. The Kentucky Division of Health ...

A Kentucky nursing home resident developed a serious periodontal infection because care providers allegedly never realized the person wore dentures and so hadn't removed them for six months, according ...

Nursing home abuse is a serious issue in this country, one that affects our most vulnerable elderly residents, including here in Lexington, Kentucky. As families, we entrust nursing homes with the ...