Davita Bourbon County Dialysis
A dialysis facility in Paris, Kentucky 40361
213 Letton Drive, Paris Towne Square, Paris, Kentucky 40361. (859) 988-1117.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 14, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s star rating
- Not rated patient survey rating
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- 9 dialysis stations
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What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Dec 10, 2025: a standard inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 19, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
Dec 10, 2025: standard inspection1 deficiency
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Appropriateness Of Dialysis Rx
The inspectors’ words, 441 words
“PA-APPROPRIATENESS OF DIALYSIS RX CFR(s): 494.80(a)(2) The patient’s comprehensive assessment must include, but is not limited to, the following: (2) Evaluation of the appropriateness of the dialysis prescription, This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 52783 Based on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to follow the individualized dialysis prescription as prescribed by the medical provider for 1 of 5 sampled in-center patients, Patient (P) 5. The findings include: Review of the facility’s policy titled, “Pre-Intra-Post Treatment Data Collection, Monitoring and Nursing Assessment,” revised 04/2024, indicated, “10. If the dialysis prescription is not being met (including dialysis flow rate or change to/inability to obtain prescribed blood flow rate) the reason will be documented and the licensed nurse informed.” Review of Patient 5’s “Treatment Details Report,” dated 11/11/2025, revealed a prescribed blood flow rate (BFR) of 400 milliliters per minute (mL/min). The report revealed P5’s BFR was documented as 300 mL/min from 10:09 AM until the treatment was terminated at 12:39 PM. Further review revealed there was no rationale documented as to why the prescribed BFR was not achieved or notification of the licensed nurse. The report revealed the section titled, “Nurse Prescription Verification,” revealed that on 11/11/2025 at 10:27 AM, Registered Nurse (RN) 2 documented they verified the patient’s prescription matched what was being delivered during the dialysis treatment. During an interview on 12/10/2025 at 10:01 AM, Patient Care Technician (PCT) 4 stated the prescription was usually entered before the patient came back to the treatment area, and the nurse came around and verified the prescription in 15 to 30 minutes. PCT4 stated changes could only be made if the nurse told them to change it. PCT4 stated if a Central Venous Catheter (CVC, a device used to access the vein to perform dialysis) was malfunctioning, they would decrease the BFR. PCT4 stated they would notify the nurse and document the change if the nurse told them to. During an interview on 12/10/2025 at 10:11 AM, RN2 stated the nurse would attempt to achieve the prescribed BFR using different approved interventions and document what interventions were used and the outcome. RN2 stated that if unsuccessful, the BFR would be lowered to achieve the highest BFR attainable, and the provider should be notified of any changes to the prescription. During an interview on 12/10/2025 at 9:00 AM, the Facility Administrator stated the policy was the RN was to check all patients’ dialysis machine prescriptions, verify accuracy, and sign off as completed. The Facility Administrator stated if the delivered prescription varied from the prescription ordered, the provider should be notified and any changes documented in the medical record.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | Standard inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified dialysis facility, certified or last recertified on Feb 11, 2010.
- Run for profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Chain: DaVita.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities.
- None of the deficiencies cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated monthly.
What does it offer?
- Offers in-center hemodialysis.
- Doesn’t offer peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training and a shift starting at 5 p.m. or later.
- 9 dialysis stations.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Part of the DaVita chain, as CMS lists it.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities, so no other owner is named.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates it 3 of 5 stars (Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2024).
- Compared by CMS with what it expects for the facility’s patients: patient survival, as expected; hospital admissions, as expected; readmissions to hospital, worse than expected; emergency department visits, as expected; emergency department visits within 30 days of a hospital stay, as expected; bloodstream infections, as expected; patients dialysing through a fistula, as expected; patients on a kidney transplant waitlist, as expected.
- CMS gives no CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.: “Too few completed survey responses to report.”
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility and Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Star ratingCMS’s star rating for dialysis facilities, 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the facility’s in-center hemodialysis patients (ICH CAHPS), 1 to 5 | Not rated |
How does it compare nearby?
- No other dialysis facility CMS lists is in Bourbon County.
CMS, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility. Released Jul 15, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for dialysis facilities, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says it has no dialysis inspection reports after February 19, 2026, while it moves to a new system: a later inspection is not shown yet.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for dialysis facilities.
- CMS publishes no owners file for dialysis facilities: the chain it lists is the only owner named.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dialysis Facility - Listing by Facility (23ew-n7w9).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (ICH CAHPS) - Facility (59mq-zhts).
Released Jul 15, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Dialysis Facility (ESRD) 2567 statements of deficiencies (ESRD_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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