Life Care Center of Morehead
Life Care Center of Morehead is a 97-bed nursing home in Morehead, Kentucky. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1979-02-01. It averages 88.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Life Care Center of Morehead?
CMS lists 13 health-inspection deficiencies for Life Care Center of Morehead since 2021-03-19, 9 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-19.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | F0656, F0699 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | D |
| 2025-05-23 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | K |
| 2025-05-23 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-05-23 | F0677, F0693, F0697, F0698, F0755 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2021-03-19 | F0761, F0812, F0880 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2021-03-19 | F0693 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | D |
Why was Life Care Center of Morehead fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-23 | Fine | $15,334 |
How is Life Care Center of Morehead staffed relative to the KY average?
| Measure | This facility | KY average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.48078 | 3.95044 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 38.7 | 46.4 |
| Average number of residents per day | 88.0 | 81.9 |
Who owns Life Care Center of Morehead, and what chain is it in?
Life Care Center of Morehead is registered with CMS as For profit - Individual, operates under the legal business name CAMPBELL/PRESTON MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | since 01/01/1986 |
| INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | PRESTON, FORREST | since 01/01/1986 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | HOWELL, MONICA, HURST, WILLIAM, SOLOMON, JENNIFER | since 05/01/2019 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CROSS, CINDY, HENRY, TERRY, THURMOND, JOAN | since 04/21/1994 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CAMPBELL/PRESTON MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., BURROWS, CRAIG, FLETCHER, TODD, HOWELL, MONICA, HURST, WILLIAM, LAY, LISA, PRESTON, AUBREY, SOLOMON, JENNIFER, SWANKER, RICHARD, ZIEGLER, JAMES | since 01/01/2022 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | CAMPBELL/PRESTON MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC, LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., BURROWS, CRAIG, HURST, WILLIAM, PRESTON, FORREST | since 03/13/2025 |
Were you or a family member harmed at Life Care Center of Morehead?