Nursing Care Index

Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen

Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky · CCN 185472 · Government (State) · not part of a chain

CMS rates Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen 5 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 156 certified beds, 81 residents a day on average. 2 citations on record from the current inspection cycles; no fines on record.

CMS’s ratings

The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead.

Overall★★★★★ 5 of 5
Health inspections★★★★★ 5 of 5
Staffing★★★★★ 5 of 5
Quality measures★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Quality: long-stay / short-stay4 / — of 5

Staffing

Total nurse staffing5.40396 hours per resident per day
Registered nurses1.44743 hours per resident per day
Weekend total4.66651 hours per resident per day
Nursing staff turnover34.3% (registered nurses 25%)
Administrators who left0

Citations from health inspections

Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.

SurveyFindingSeverityStatus
2019-08-21 Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0550
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2019-09-30
2019-08-21 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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · tag F0761
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2019-09-30

Fines and payment denials

No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.

Who owns and runs it

Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.

NameRoleShareSince
Commonwealth Of Kentucky
Organization
direct ownership interest2002-03-01
Commonwealth Of Kentucky
Organization
operational/managerial control2012-04-16
Burgett, Katie
Individual
adp of the snf2021-02-26
Scott, Ladonna
Individual
adp of the snf2007-05-14
Tackett, Mark
Individual
adp of the snf2017-12-01
Burgett, Katie
Individual
operational/managerial control2021-02-16
Scott, Ladonna
Individual
operational/managerial control2007-05-14
Scott, Ladonna
Individual
trustee of the snf2007-05-14

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Every nursing home in Hopkins County.