• CMS rates this facility 1/5 stars (below average)
• Has 97 certified beds with an average of 86.9 residents per day (90% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 7 deficiencies (inspected May 23, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $23,590 across 1 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 3.28 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 34.3%
• Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain (194 facilities)
Life Care Center of Morehead is a 1-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Morehead, Kentucky with 97 certified beds. It has been operating since 1979. The facility scored below average compared to Kentucky facilities.
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 dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management 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 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.
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.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTON, FORREST | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 98% | Jan 1, 1979 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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