River Haven Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
River Haven Nursing And Rehabilitation Center in Paducah, KY — inspection on August 26, 2025.
Found 3 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 08/26/2025 at 11:30 AM, she stated she was unaware of mold being in the shower rooms.
She further stated mold could cause respiratory problems and skin rashes for residents or staff.
During interview with the Administrator on 08/26/2025 at 11:45 AM, she stated maintenance was responsible for checking for (water) leaks.
She stated she expected mold issues in shower rooms to be identified and treated.
The Administrator reported she expected staff to follow facility policy as well as state and federal guidelines.
She further stated going forward, shower rooms would be inspected periodically to identify issues before they became problems.
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COMPLETED
08/26/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
River Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
867 McGuire Avenue Paducah, KY 42001
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During additional interview with the facility's Administrator on 08/26/2025 at 11:45 AM, she stated she expected staff to follow the facility's policy, and state and federal guidelines regarding reporting abuse.
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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COMPLETED
08/26/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
River Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
867 McGuire Avenue Paducah, KY 42001
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Review of soft file documentation (requested after the interview with the former Administrator), provided by the facility's current Administrator, revealed it contained no documented evidence of information related to the alleged incident that happened around 03/10/2025, involving R8. In interview on 08/21/2025 at 8:19 AM, CNA 6 stated that he remembered the incident with R8, and had gone into the resident's room on the incident to check on him. He said R8 had a suitcase on his bed and all of the resident's clothes were pulled out of the suitcase leaving no room on the bed. CNA 6 explained he moved the suitcase to make room on R8's bed and got the resident some ice water. He reported after doing that, he leaned down and asked R8 if he needed anything else and then assisted the resident's girlfriend, who was another resident, into his room.
The CNA stated R8 had said anything to him at that time about any allegations, and had only heard about it from his coworkers about five days after the incident. He said the Director of Nursing (DON) and Administrator came up with a solution of not allowing any male caregivers in R8's room. CNA 6 further stated the Administrator never questioned him about the incident, and the only person who had questioned or interviewed him was an APS worker. In interview on 08/21/2025 at 8:55 AM, the Social Services Director (SSD) stated the only incident she recalled was concerning R8 was when the resident reported a male staff member touching him on his shoulder.
The SSD said R8 told them he did not want fags in his room.
She stated she did not report that incident to anyone because the Administrator knew about it and had told her about it.
The SSD reported when a resident made an allegation of sexual abuse, staff should tell the Administrator about it so they could take it from there. In interview on 08/26/2025 at 11:30 AM, the DON stated if an abuse allegation was brought to her, she would begin to investigate it and report it to OIG (Office of Inspector General) within two hours and then continue her investigation.
She further stated even if a resident, with a history of making false accusations, was the person making an allegation, the allegation still needed to be investigated as abuse; reported; and have a 5-day follow up performed. In interview on 08/26/2025 at 11:45 AM, the facility's current Administrator stated she was the person responsible for investigating abuse allegations now; however, had not been Administrator at the time of the incident involving R8.
She further stated investigations should be conducted as per facility policy.
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