Baptist Health Hardin
A nursing home in Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701
913 North Dixie Avenue, Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701. (270) 737-1212.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 5of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 1 health citation at the latest inspection cycle Kentucky average: 2.9
- 8.46 nurse hours per resident per day Kentucky average: 3.99
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- 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.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
1 health citation at the latest inspection cycle
The Kentucky average is 2.9.
Last standard inspection Dec 23, 2025.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
1 citation in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 1 citation in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 1 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Dec 23, 2025: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare since Aug 22, 1996.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
- 15 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 1 citation in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
8.46 nurse hours per resident per day
The Kentucky average is 3.99.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Kentucky average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 8.46 | 3.99 |
| Of which registered nurses | 4.67 | 0.80 |
| At weekends | 7.75 | 3.48 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32% | 45.4% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 25% | 40.8% |
| Administrators who left | Not given | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Baptist Healthcare System Inc. owns 100% directly since Sep 1, 2020.
- Baptist Healthcare System Inc. runs it.
- 61 owners or officers are people: Jennifer Thomas Kuerzi (corporate director); Tammy Zimmerman (corporate director); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); John A Godfrey (runs it (operational or managerial control)); John A Godfrey (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Thomas Carrico (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Richard Carrico (corporate officer); Richard Carrico (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Bonnie Stith (corporate director); Cora H Mcpherson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Janet Norton (corporate officer); Janet Norton (runs it (operational or managerial control)); William J Fultz (corporate director); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Dwain Morris (corporate director); Susan Kay Fink (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lewis Diaz (corporate director); Gerard Colman (corporate officer); Gerard Colman (runs it (operational or managerial control)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jennifer Woods (runs it (operational or managerial control)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Robert Ramey (corporate officer); Robert Ramey (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Linda J Thomas (corporate director); William B Shircliff (corporate director); Cory Hicks (corporate director); James Richard Ferriell (runs it (operational or managerial control)); James Richard Ferriell (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kirsten Hawley (corporate director); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Ashley M Morehead (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jonathan Westbrook (corporate director); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Alan Redditt (corporate director); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Patrick Falvey (corporate officer); Sandra K Peace (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Raza A Malik (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Raza A Malik (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Daniel P O’hair (corporate director); Robert L Hook (corporate director, 0%); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Healthcare System Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Sep 1, 2020 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 11, 2025 | |
| Baptist Healthcare System Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| Baptist Healthcare System Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2020 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (Kentucky average 3.3).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 23.6 miles, this one had the 6th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (1; the middle value was 1).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Hardin This nursing home | 1 | |
| Signature Healthcare at North Hardin Rehab & Welln | 2.9 | 1 |
| Signature Healthcare of Elizabethtown | 3.2 | 3 |
| Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 5.2 | 3 |
| Helmwood Healthcare | 5.5 | 2 |
| Kensington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 5.9 | 0 |
| Radcliff Veterans Center | 6.8 | 2 |
| Sunrise Manor Nursing Home | 16.7 | 1 |
| Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 20.3 | 0 |
| Park Terrace Health Campus | 23.2 | 2 |
| Essex Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center | 23.5 | 0 |
| Signature Healthcare at Colonial Rehab & Wellness | 23.6 | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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