CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in Kentucky. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
Comparisons use the matching CMS state averages without a proprietary combined score. Review the comparison methodology.
A side-by-side view of the two CMS inspection cycles included in the current dataset.
Citation counts alone do not show severity. Review the inspection details below for scope, severity and correction status.
Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).
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Life Care Center of Morehead is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Morehead, Kentucky with 97 certified beds. It has been operating since 1979. Its overall CMS rating is 2 out of 5.
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.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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.
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.
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.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Jan 1, 1986 |
| PRESTON, FORREST | INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 1986 |
| HOWELL, MONICA | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | Dec 30, 2016 |
| HURST, WILLIAM | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | Dec 24, 2013 |
| SOLOMON, JENNIFER | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2019 |
| CROSS, CINDY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 21, 1994 |
| HENRY, TERRY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 16, 1999 |
| THURMOND, JOAN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Sep 22, 2000 |
| CAMPBELL/PRESTON MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Feb 1, 1979 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Jun 14, 2006 |
| BURROWS, CRAIG | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2019 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2021 |
| HOWELL, MONICA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 30, 2016 |
| HURST, WILLIAM | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 24, 2013 |
| LAY, LISA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 24, 2017 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 6, 2025 |
| SOLOMON, JENNIFER | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2019 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2022 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jun 14, 2006 |
| CAMPBELL/PRESTON MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Oct 10, 2003 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Mar 13, 2025 |
| BURROWS, CRAIG | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Mar 13, 2025 |
| HURST, WILLIAM | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Mar 13, 2025 |
| PRESTON, FORREST | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Oct 10, 2003 |
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