Lifeline Rockcastle Home Health
A home health agency in Mount Vernon, Kentucky 40456
145 Lewis Street, Mount Vernon, Kentucky 40456. (606) 256-1808.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 21, 2026.
- 4of 5 quality of patient care rating
- 5of 5 patient survey rating
- 1 deficiencies cited in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
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 Mar 19, 2026: a recertification inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Element-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Mar 19, 2026: recertification inspection1 deficiency
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Visit Schedule
The inspectors’ words, 417 words
“Visit schedule CFR(s): 484.60(e)(1) Visit schedule, including frequency of visits by HHA personnel and personnel acting on behalf of the HHA. This Element is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview, and facility document review, the facility failed to provide their patients with a written visit schedule for 4 (Patient #4-7) of 4 patients reviewed for visit schedules. The failure had the likelihood for patients to miss their scheduled visit. Findings included: 1. Patient 4’s “Home Health Certification and Plan of Care,” for the certification period 01/29/2026 to 03/29/2026, revealed an order dated 01/29/2026, for skilled physical therapy services to be provided once weekly for one week, twice weekly for one week, and then once weekly for three weeks. The Home Health Certification and Plan of Care also indicated occupational therapy services were ordered to begin on 02/01/2026 at a frequency of once weekly for four weeks. During an interview on 03/17/2026 at 10:30 AM, Patient 4 stated that they did not have a written visit schedule and would coordinate visit schedule via phone with staff. 2. Patient 5’s “Home Health Certification and Plan of Care,” for the certification period 03/02/2026 to 04/30/2026, revealed an order dated 03/02/2026, for skilled nursing services to be provided twice weekly for one week, followed by once weekly for four weeks. The Home Health Certification and Plan of Care further indicated physical therapy services were ordered to begin on 03/15/2026 at a frequency of once weekly for one week. Further review revealed occupational therapy services were also ordered at a frequency of once weekly for one week. During an interview on 03/18/2026 at 12:30 PM, Patient 5 stated that they did not have a written visit schedule and staff would just communicate available times with their family. 3. Patient 6’s “Home Health Certification and Plan of Care,” for the certification period 02/11/2026 to 04/11/2026, revealed an order dated 02/11/2026, for physical therapy services to be provided once weekly for one week, twice weekly for one week, and then once weekly for three weeks. During an interview on 03/18/2026 at 12:38 PM, Patient 6 stated that they did not have a written visit schedule but would coordinate visits with staff by phone and on the prior visit. During an interview on 03/18/2026 at 1:06 PM, the Executive Director stated the agency did not provide patients with written visit schedules. The Executive Director stated that visit frequency and scheduling were discussed during the initial assessment and mutually agreed upon with patients. .”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | Recertification inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified home health agency since Jul 5, 2000.
- Ownership: proprietary (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.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR home health inspection reports. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
- Offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and medical social services.
- Doesn’t offer home health aide services.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for home health agencies.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Kentucky Health CARE Group LLC owns 75% directly since Nov 1, 2010; Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc. owns 25% directly since Nov 1, 2010.
- LHC Group Inc. runs it.
- 6 owners or officers are people: Marcus Macip (corporate officer, 0%); Kimberly Seymour (corporate officer, 0%); Patricia Halstead (managing employee (on the payroll)); Patricia Halstead (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Wendy Daigle (corporate director, 0%); Joshua Lee Proffitt (corporate officer).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Home Health Agency All Owners and Home Health Agency Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unitedhealth Group Incorporated | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 75% | Feb 22, 2023 |
| Kentucky Health CARE Group LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 75% | Nov 1, 2010 |
| LHC Group Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 75% | Nov 1, 2010 |
| Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 25% | Nov 1, 2010 |
| LHC Group Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Nov 1, 2010 |
How do patients fare?
- CMS rates its quality of patient care 4 of 5.
- Patients rate it 5 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (83 surveys completed): 95% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 92% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS compares it with the national rate: discharged to the community, better; potentially preventable hospital stays, the same; potentially preventable readmissions after discharge, the same.
CMS, Home Health Care Agencies and Home Health Patient Survey. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Quality of patient care ratingCMS star rating, 1 to 5 in half stars | 4 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the agency’s patients, 1 to 5 | 5 of 5 |
| Discharged to the communityCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 89.38% (better than the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable hospital staysCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 10.82% (same as the national rate) |
| Potentially preventable readmissions after dischargeCMS’s risk-adjusted rate, compared with the national rate | 3.98% (same as the national rate) |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 2 agencies CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 40456, where this agency’s office is, 2 have a quality of patient care rating; the middle one is 3 of 5, and this one is rated 4 of 5.
CMS, Home Health ZIP Codes and Home Health Care Agencies. Released Oct 21, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Quality rating |
|---|---|
| Lifeline Rockcastle Home Health This home health agency | 4 |
| Cumberland Valley District Health Dept HHA | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for home health agencies, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- QCOR says some of its home health reports are accurate or available only through May 19, 2021, because of a systems migration.
- Many home health agencies are inspected by a private accrediting organisation instead of the state, and QCOR’s home health file doesn’t appear to include those inspections: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Patient Survey (ccn4-8vby).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR home health inspection reports (HHA_2567s_2018_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency All Owners (fc009b2d-7846-44b1-b4a1-692f0c143879).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health Agency Enrollments (15f64ab4-3172-4a27-b589-ebd67a6d28aa).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Home Health ZIP Codes (m5eg-upu5).
Released Oct 21, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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