Nicholasville Nursing and Rehab: COVID Infection Failures - KY
Inspectors watched the entire thing.
When they stopped her at 3:15 PM on August 20, the therapist said she had worked at the facility for nine months. Asked whether she had received infection control training specific to COVID-positive rooms and proper removal of protective equipment, she said she was sure she had but could not remember. She confirmed the mask she had worn into the resident's room was the same one she had just discarded in the therapy trash. She acknowledged that failing to remove PPE before leaving a COVID-positive room could spread the infection throughout the facility.
The Director of Nursing Services told inspectors she had only been at the facility for one month. She said she could not speak to what infection control procedures looked like before she arrived. Since then, she said, she had conducted in-services across two to three days to reach every shift, distributed information packets after the first resident tested positive, and personally observed staff demonstrate proper donning and doffing of PPE.
The Executive Director, who also served as the facility's Infection Preventionist starting in August 2025, told inspectors she expected staff to follow posted door signage on isolation rooms and to remove all PPE before exiting. She said staff were trained at hire, annually, and whenever a resident was placed in isolation. She also noted that staff had been told not to double-mask, because adding a second mask over an N-95 breaks the seal and can compromise its effectiveness.
None of that training stopped the therapist from carrying a used mask out of a COVID-positive room and down two hallways on a Wednesday afternoon, with inspectors watching from behind.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Nicholasville Nursing and Rehabilitation from 2025-08-22 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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Nicholasville Nursing and Rehabilitation in Nicholasville, KY was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 22, 2025.
Inspectors watched the entire thing.
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.