Florence Park Care Center: Pain Management Harm - KY
She said so herself during a federal inspection on November 14, 2025. Nursing documentation had been "lacking," she told inspectors. She had been trying to fix it through ongoing education and written instructions. The problem, by her own account, predated her arrival.
The inspection, triggered by a complaint, found that nurses at the Burlington Pike facility had not consistently documented controlled medication administration at the time it was given. The required practice is specific: a nurse removes a dose, gives it to the resident, and immediately records the actual time on both the medication administration record and the controlled medication worksheet. If any portion is wasted, a second nurse signs off at that moment. Nothing gets filled in later.
Several nurses interviewed that morning described doing it correctly. LPN6 said staff had been through multiple recent in-services reinforcing the proper process. LPN7 explained the step-by-step procedure as trained. LPN9, an agency nurse three months into her placement at the facility, said she never waited until the end of a shift to sign out controlled medications because it would be too hard to remember accurately.
What the documentation itself showed is a different matter. Inspectors cited the facility under a deficiency tag covering controlled medication recordkeeping, with a finding that the failures affected many residents.
The Administrator told inspectors she expected nurses to log controlled substances in and out and complete counts at the time medications were given. She called it a matter of accountability.
The Director of Nursing used a different word: diversion. Accurate, real-time records, she said, were what prevented opportunities for it.
The gap between what staff described doing and what the records reflected was the violation. Whether that gap closed after the inspection, the records do not say.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Florence Park Care Center from 2025-11-14 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
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Florence Park Care Center in Florence, KY was cited for violations during a health inspection on November 14, 2025.
She said so herself during a federal inspection on November 14, 2025.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.