Baptist Health Hardin

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Skilled nursing facility in Elizabethtown, KY with 15 certified beds and a 5-star CMS overall rating.

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Baptist Health Hardin is a skilled nursing facility in Elizabethtown, Kentucky (Hardin County), with 15 Medicare/Medicaid-certified beds.

Address: 913 North Dixie Avenue, Elizabethtown, KY 42701. Phone: (270) 737-1212.

Ownership: Non profit - Corporation. Certified for Medicare. Automatic sprinkler systems in all required areas. Has a resident council.

CMS Five-Star ratings (source: Medicare Care Compare): overall 5 of 5, health inspections 5, staffing 5, quality measures 5.

Address

913 North Dixie Avenue
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
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Levels of care

  • Skilled nursing

Facility details

Street address
913 North Dixie Avenue
City
Elizabethtown
State
Kentucky
ZIP code
42701
Phone
(270) 737-1212
Levels of care
Skilled nursing
Payment options accepted
Medicare
Cms Ccn
185427
County
Hardin
Ownership Type
Non profit - Corporation
Provider Type
Medicare
Certified Beds
15
Avg Daily Residents
11.9
Continuing Care Community
No
Resident Family Council
Resident
Sprinklers All Areas
Yes
Medicare Medicaid Approved Date
1996-08-22
Overall Rating
5
Health Inspection Rating
5
Staffing Rating
5
Quality Measure Rating
5
Total Nurse Hours Per Resident Day
8.0173
Rn Hours Per Resident Day
4.30488
Latitude
37.7834
Longitude
-85.91

Medicare & Medicaid quality data

Published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) [1] , data as of October 1, 2026. CMS ID 185427. Ratings compare this home with other nursing homes; they are not a pass or fail.

How does it compare in Elizabethtown? · Lowest-rated in Kentucky

CMS overall rating

5 / 5

Much above average
Certified beds
15
Residents per day
11
Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Health citations (latest)
1
Fines
0

Star ratings

CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars in three areas and combines them into an overall rating. The ratings compare homes with each other: 5 is much above average, 3 is average, 1 is much below average.

Overall rating

Much above average

The headline score, from 1 to 5 stars.

5 of 5
5.0

✓ Better than the state average. State 3.0 · National 3.0

How is this scored?

Three steps: start with the health inspection stars; add one star if staffing is 5 stars (subtract one if it is 1 star); then add one star if quality measures are 5 stars (subtract one if 1 star). It never goes above 5 or below 1, and a home with 1 health inspection star can gain at most one star from the other two. It compares homes with each other; it is not a pass/fail grade. [11]

Health inspections

Much above average

How the home did in recent state inspections and complaint investigations.

5 of 5
5.0

✓ Better than the state average. State 2.9 · National 2.8

How is this scored?

Based on the two most recent annual inspections plus 36 months of complaint and infection-control inspections, and on how many revisits were needed to confirm fixes. Each citation is weighted by scope and severity. Homes are then ranked within their own state: the best 10% (lowest scores) earn 5 stars, the middle 70% earn 2, 3 or 4 stars in equal shares, and the worst 20% earn 1 star. [11]

Staffing

Much above average

How many nurses care for each resident, and how stable the nursing team is.

5 of 5
5.0

✓ Better than the state average. State 2.8 · National 3.0

How is this scored?

Six measures: three of staffing level (total nurse, registered nurse and weekend nurse hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need) and three of turnover (nursing staff, RNs and administrators). The hours come from payroll records submitted to CMS each quarter; turnover uses six quarters of that data. [11]

Quality measures

Much above average

How residents are actually doing.

5 of 5
5.0

✓ Better than the state average. State 3.3 · National 3.7

How is this scored?

Scores 15 quality measures drawn from resident assessments (the Minimum Data Set) and Medicare claims, such as falls with major injury, pressure ulcers, rehospitalizations and medication use. Long-stay and short-stay residents are rated separately and combined. [11]

This home State average National average

Short-stay quality
Residents staying for rehab or recovery: outcomes such as rehospitalization and regaining function.

Flags CMS attaches to this home

  • ⚑ High performing. Recognised by CMS for consistently high performance. [11]
How to read the numbers on this page
Star ratings — 1 to 5 (no stars = not rated)
5 is much above average and 1 is much below average, compared with other nursing homes. A home with too little data may have no rating.
Health inspection score — 0 and up, lower is better
Points added up from citations (see the scope and severity grid) and revisits. 0 means a clean record; the state table shows which scores earn which stars.
Quality measure percentages — 0 to 100%
The share of residents with an outcome, such as a fall with major injury. For most measures a lower percentage is better; for vaccination measures a higher percentage is better.
Nurse hours per resident per day — Hours, higher is better
Paid nursing time divided by residents. For example 4.0 means each resident gets about four hours of nursing care a day, shared across all shifts.
Staff turnover — 0 to 100%, lower is better
The share of nursing staff who left during the year. High turnover can mean less continuity of care.
Case-mix index — Around 1.0 is typical
How much care the residents need. Above 1 means sicker or more dependent residents who need more staff time.
Fines — Dollars; payment denials in days
Penalties CMS imposed for serious or repeated problems. A payment denial stops Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions.

Sources: Nursing Home Provider Information [1] ; Nursing Home State & National Averages [9] ; Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide [11]

Staffing & turnover

More nursing time per resident and a steadier team are both signs of better care. Hours come from payroll records the home submits to CMS each quarter.

Nurse hours per resident per day, by role

A resident's day is 24 hours; this is how much paid nursing time each resident gets, shared across all shifts.

Reported8.46 hrs

RN 4.67 · LPN 0.46 · Nurse aide 3.33. What the home's payroll records show.

Expected for its residents3.99 hrs

RN 0.71 · LPN 0.88 · Nurse aide 2.40. What CMS predicts a home with these residents' needs would staff.

Adjusted to a typical resident mix8.20 hrs

RN 4.52 · LPN 0.45 · Nurse aide 3.23. The reported hours rescaled so homes with sicker or healthier residents can be compared fairly.

Compared with KY and the nation

This home State average National average

Total nurse hours (hrs/resident/day, higher is better)
8.46

✓ Better than the state average. State 3.99 · National 3.90

Registered nurse (RN) hours (hrs/resident/day, higher is better)
4.67

✓ Better than the state average. State 0.80 · National 0.69

Licensed nurse hours (RN + LPN) (hrs/resident/day, higher is better)
5.13

✓ Better than the state average. State 1.60 · National 1.55

Nurse aide hours (hrs/resident/day, higher is better)
3.33

✓ Better than the state average. State 2.39 · National 2.35

Weekend total nurse hours (hrs/resident/day, higher is better)
7.75

✓ Better than the state average. State 3.48 · National 3.43

Weekend RN hours (hrs/resident/day, higher is better)
4.13

✓ Better than the state average. State 0.54 · National 0.48

Physical therapist hours (hrs/resident/day, higher is better)
0.11

✓ Better than the state average. State 0.07 · National 0.07

Nursing staff turnover (%, lower is better)
32.0%

✓ Better than the state average. State 45.4% · National 45.3%

RN turnover (%, lower is better)
25.0%

✓ Better than the state average. State 40.8% · National 42.5%

Nursing case-mix index (index)
1.44

State 1.53 · National 1.41

Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the year. The case-mix index shows how much care residents need: about 1.0 is typical, higher means more dependent residents.

Sources: Nursing Home Provider Information [1] ; Nursing Home State & National Averages [9] ; Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide [11]

Inspections

State inspectors visit each home about once a year and investigate complaints. Every problem they cite is a deficiency, lettered A to L by how serious and how widespread it was.

Health inspection score

3.0 points — in KY that earns (Above average).

Lower is better. The score adds up points for every citation (more for serious, widespread problems) and for revisits needed to confirm fixes, then weights recent inspections most. [11]

Score needed for each star in KY [10]

5 ★
0.000-2.000
4 ★ (this home)
2.001-11.000
3 ★
11.001-22.000
2 ★
22.001-45.000
1 ★
>45.000
Where the points come from
PeriodInspectionCitations (complaint)Citation pointsRevisitsRevisit pointsTotal
Most recent cycle Dec 23, 2025 1 (1) 4 1 0 4
Prior cycles (2 and 3) Aug 25, 2022 0 (0) 0 0 0 0

Health citations per inspection

Latest
Dec 23, 2025
Cycle 2
Aug 25, 2022
Cycle 3
Jul 2, 2019

State average for that cycle. Fewer is better.

Fire-safety citations per inspection

Latest
Dec 23, 2025
Cycle 2
Aug 25, 2022
Cycle 3
Jul 2, 2019

State average for that cycle. Fewer is better.

What the latest health inspection cited

  • Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation 1

What the latest fire-safety inspection cited

  • Smoke 1
  • Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems 1
  • Miscellaneous 1

How serious were the citations?

Each health citation gets a letter. The number in each cell is how many of this home's citations got that letter; the points show what each letter adds to the health inspection score. Citations where care was substandard score higher than shown. [11]

Isolated (a few residents)Pattern (some residents)Widespread (many residents)
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety J · 50 pts 0 K · 100 pts 0 L · 150 pts 0
Actual harm, not immediate jeopardy G · 20 pts 0 H · 35 pts 0 I · 45 pts 0
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm D · 4 pts 6 E · 8 pts 0 F · 16 pts 0
No actual harm, potential for minimal harm only A · 0 pts 0 B · 0 pts 0 C · 0 pts 0

Darker cells mean more citations. Counts cover every health citation CMS lists for this home.

All health citations (6) [2]
Inspection on Dec 23, 2025 · 1 citation
  • D

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

    F0607 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Feb 12, 2026) · From a complaint

Inspection on Jul 2, 2019 · 5 citations
  • D

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    F0623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Sep 3, 2019)

  • D

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Aug 16, 2019)

  • 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.

    F0761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Jul 24, 2019)

  • D

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    F0755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Sep 5, 2019)

  • D

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

    F0607 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Aug 7, 2019)

All fire-safety citations (3) [3]
Inspection on Dec 23, 2025 · 3 citations
  • D

    Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

    K0781 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Dec 24, 2025)

  • E

    Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

    K0920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Feb 20, 2026)

  • D

    Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

    K0363 · Smoke Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Dec 24, 2025)

Sources: Nursing Home Provider Information [1] ; Nursing Home Survey Summary [4] ; Nursing Home Health Deficiencies [2] ; Nursing Home Fire Safety Deficiencies [3] ; Nursing Home Health Inspection Cut Points [10] ; Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide [11]

Fines & penalties

CMS can fine a home or stop Medicare and Medicaid payments for new admissions when problems are serious or keep recurring. Most homes have none.

Fines
0
State avg 0.7 · National 0.9
Total fined
$0
State avg 13,588 · National 30,351
Payment denials
0
Periods with no Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions

Sources: Nursing Home Provider Information [1] ; Nursing Home Penalties [5] ; Nursing Home State & National Averages [9]

Resident quality measures

These measure what actually happens to residents, as a percentage from 0 to 100 (or events per 1,000 resident days). For almost all of them a lower number is better; the vaccination measures are the exception and are marked. A star means the measure counts toward the quality star rating.

This home State average National average

Long-stay residents (14) [7]

Residents who live in the home. From their regular health assessments (the Minimum Data Set), averaged over four quarters. Period: 2025Q3-2026Q2.

Short-stay residents (3) [7]

Residents staying for rehab or recovery. From their health assessments, averaged over four quarters. Period: 2025Q3-2026Q2.

Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine Higher is better
99.1

✓ Better than the state average. State 84.5 · National 82.3

Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication ★ Lower is better
0.0

✓ Better than the state average. State 1.6 · National 1.5

Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine Higher is better
97.3

✓ Better than the state average. State 83.7 · National 80.1

Long-stay residents: hospital use (2) [8]

Hospital stays and emergency visits found in Medicare claims, adjusted for how sick residents were. Period: 20250401-20260331.

Short-stay residents: hospital use (2) [8]

Rehospitalizations and emergency visits after admission, found in Medicare claims and adjusted for how sick residents were. Period: 20250401-20260331.

Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit ★ Lower is better · Expected for these residents: 9.8
4.5

✓ Better than the state average. State 13.2 · National 11.8

Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission ★ Lower is better · Expected for these residents: 19.6
17.3

✓ Better than the state average. State 23.9 · National 23.4

Sources: Nursing Home MDS Quality Measures [7] ; Nursing Home Medicare Claims Quality Measures [8] ; Nursing Home State & National Averages [9] ; Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide [11]

Ownership & operator

Who owns and runs a home can matter: for-profit, non-profit and chain-owned homes tend to differ on staffing and inspection results.

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Legal business name
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC
Certified for
Medicare
Certified beds
15
Residents per day (average)
11.2
In Medicare/Medicaid since
Aug 22, 1996
Resident and family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
County
Hardin
Located in a hospital
No
Owners, officers and managers (38) [6]
Operational/Managerial Control
  • BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC (organization, NOT APPLICABLE, since 09/01/2020)
  • CARRICO, RICHARD (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 02/06/2023)
  • CARRICO, THOMAS (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/04/2012)
  • COLMAN, GERARD (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 12/04/2017)
  • FERRIELL, JAMES (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 03/01/2024)
  • FINK, SUSAN (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 10/01/2016)
  • GODFREY, JOHN (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 12/31/2015)
  • MALIK, RAZA (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 02/01/2023)
  • MCPHERSON, CORA (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 09/14/2020)
  • MOREHEAD, ASHLEY (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 09/11/2023)
  • NORTON, JANET (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2016)
  • PEACE, SANDRA (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2014)
  • RAMEY, ROBERT (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 12/19/2022)
  • WOODS, JENNIFER (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/09/2003)
Adp Of The Snf
  • BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC (organization, NOT APPLICABLE, since 09/01/2020)
  • FERRIELL, JAMES (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 03/01/2024)
  • GODFREY, JOHN (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 05/19/2025)
  • MALIK, RAZA (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 05/19/2025)
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest
  • BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC (organization, 100%, since 09/01/2020)
Corporate Officer
  • CARRICO, RICHARD (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 02/06/2023)
  • COLMAN, GERARD (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 12/04/2017)
  • FALVEY, PATRICK (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 09/04/2018)
  • NORTON, JANET (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2016)
  • RAMEY, ROBERT (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 12/19/2022)
Corporate Director
  • DIAZ, LEWIS (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2023)
  • FULTZ, WILLIAM (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2022)
  • HAWLEY, KIRSTEN (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2025)
  • HICKS, CORY (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2024)
  • HOOK, ROBERT (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2026)
  • MORRIS, DWAIN (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2019)
  • O'HAIR, DANIEL (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2026)
  • REDDITT, ALAN (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2024)
  • SHIRCLIFF, WILLIAM (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 03/30/2022)
  • STITH, BONNIE (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 06/01/2020)
  • THOMAS KUERZI, JENNIFER (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2023)
  • THOMAS, LINDA (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2020)
  • WESTBROOK, JONATHAN (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2025)
  • ZIMMERMAN, TAMMY (individual, NOT APPLICABLE, since 01/01/2018)

Sources: Nursing Home Provider Information [1] ; Nursing Home Ownership [6]

Sources

All figures on this page come from the U.S. government's published nursing home data, as of October 1, 2026. We reproduce them without change except for rounding and layout; ratings, scores and flags are CMS's, not ours. Averages and comparisons use the state and national figures CMS publishes in the same release.

  1. 1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Provider Information. Star ratings, staffing, turnover, inspection scores, fines, chain and flag data. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/4pq5-n9py
  2. 2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Health Deficiencies. Each health deficiency cited, with scope and severity. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/r5ix-sfxw
  3. 3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Fire Safety Deficiencies. Each fire-safety deficiency cited. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ifjz-ge4w
  4. 4. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Survey Summary. Deficiency totals by inspection cycle and category. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/tbry-pc2d
  5. 5. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Penalties. Fines and payment denials. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/g6vv-u9sr
  6. 6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Ownership. Owners, officers, directors and managers. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/y2hd-n93e
  7. 7. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home MDS Quality Measures. Quarterly quality measure scores from resident assessments. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/djen-97ju
  8. 8. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Medicare Claims Quality Measures. Risk-adjusted quality measures from Medicare claims. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/ijh5-nb2v
  9. 9. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home State & National Averages. State and national averages used for comparison. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xcdc-v8bm
  10. 10. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Health Inspection Cut Points. Score ranges that earn each health inspection star in a state. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/hicp-9999
  11. 11. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide. How the star ratings, scope and severity points, and abuse and Special Focus flags are defined. https://www.cms.gov/medicare/provider-enrollment-and-certification/certificationandcomplianc/downloads/usersguide.pdf
  12. 12. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Care Compare. CMS's own consumer site, with the latest figures. https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/

Attendant Homes is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS. The data describes past inspections and reported figures and can be out of date or contain errors; it is not a recommendation. Confirm current information with the facility and on Medicare Care Compare [12] .

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