Staffing
CMS publishes a 3-star staffing rating for this facility.
RN staffing was 2.34 hours per resident day in 2026Q1, calculated from CMS PBJ records.
View staffing evidenceRockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care
Also known publicly as Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center
Mount Vernon, KY
CMS overview
CMS rating overview
No proprietary TrustHub score. These ratings are published separately by CMS.
How CMS describes these ratings
- CMS overall rating
- The CMS overall rating summarizes health inspections, staffing, and quality measures within Medicare's Five-Star system.
- Health inspection rating
- The CMS health inspection rating reflects findings from standard and complaint inspections used in Medicare's Five-Star system.
- Staffing rating
- The CMS staffing rating reflects staffing levels and related measures used in Medicare's Five-Star system.
- Quality-measure rating
- The CMS quality-measure rating summarizes selected resident assessment and claims-based measures used in Medicare's Five-Star system.
- CMS certified beds
- 143
- Ownership descriptor
- Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare participation
- Yes
- Medicaid participation
- Yes
Facility information
Contact
CMS remains the primary federal record. Public website and additional contact details appear only when independently verified.
- Phone
- 6062562195Verified public information · checked Aug 2026
- Also known publicly as
- Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care CenterVerified public information · checked Aug 2026
Decision guide
What to review
Factual evidence to examine before you decide. These summaries are not a score or recommendation.
Inspections
The latest standard inspection on Mar 26, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
View inspection evidenceOwnership
CMS-published records list 27 ownership or control parties.
View ownership evidenceOwnership & operation
Ownership & Operation
Operator, licensee, owner, manager, and chain stay separate. A connected organization is not automatically the party that runs daily operations.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - CorporationCMS
Who is behind this facility?
SeniorTrustHub found evidence connecting this facility to:
- CMS reports 26 individual ownership interests
Ownership
Who CMS records show is connected to this facility
These are CMS-published ownership disclosures. Medicare enrollment ownership and managerial-control information is reported by enrolled providers through CMS forms; it is not an independent determination of beneficial ownership.
- Reported party records
- 27
- Organizations shown
- 1
- Individuals shown
- 26
- Latest ownership source update
- Jul 27, 2026
CMS-published ownership and control parties
ESTES, STEPHEN
Individual · ADP OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Jun 2, 2025
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
SAYLOR, KAREN
Individual · ADP OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Apr 28, 2025
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- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
BASTIN, CHRISTOPHER
Individual · CORPORATE OFFICER
Association date reported to CMS: May 27, 2014
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- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
ESTES, STEPHEN
Individual · CORPORATE OFFICER
Association date reported to CMS: Jul 1, 2002
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
BURDETTE, JEFFREY
Individual · MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY
Association date reported to CMS: Jun 30, 2009
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- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
LAMBERT, DEBRA
Individual · MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY
Association date reported to CMS: Nov 27, 2001
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
LAMBERT, JOSEPH
Individual · MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY
Association date reported to CMS: Nov 1, 1987
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- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
TOWERY, BIGE
Individual · MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY
Association date reported to CMS: Jul 12, 1983
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- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
ESTES, STEPHEN
Individual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Association date reported to CMS: Jul 1, 2002
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
BURDETTE, JEFFREY
Individual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Jun 30, 2009
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- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
LAMBERT, DEBRA
Individual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Nov 27, 2001
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
LAMBERT, JOSEPH
Individual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Nov 1, 1987
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
TOWERY, BIGE
Individual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: May 28, 1983
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Ownership
- CMS dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
ESTES, STEPHEN
Individual · ADP OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Jun 2, 2025
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
SAYLOR, KAREN
Individual · ADP OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Apr 28, 2025
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- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
BASTIN, CHRISTOPHER
Individual · CORPORATE OFFICER
Published ownership percentage: 50%
Association date reported to CMS: May 27, 2014
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
ESTES, STEPHEN
Individual · CORPORATE OFFICER
Published ownership percentage: 50%
Association date reported to CMS: Jul 1, 2002
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
BURDETTE, JEFFREY
Individual · MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY
Association date reported to CMS: Jun 30, 2009
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
LAMBERT, DEBRA
Individual · MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY
Association date reported to CMS: Nov 27, 2001
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
LAMBERT, JOSEPH
Individual · MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY
Association date reported to CMS: Nov 1, 1987
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
TOWERY, BIGE
Individual · MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY
Association date reported to CMS: Jul 12, 1983
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
ESTES, STEPHEN
Individual · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
Association date reported to CMS: Jul 1, 2002
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
BURDETTE, JEFFREY
Individual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Jun 30, 2009
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
LAMBERT, DEBRA
Individual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Nov 27, 2001
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
LAMBERT, JOSEPH
Individual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: Nov 1, 1987
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
TOWERY, BIGE
Individual · TRUSTEE OF THE SNF
Association date reported to CMS: May 28, 1983
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- CMS dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
ROCKCASTLE COUNTY HOSPITAL, INC.
Organization · Medicare-enrolled legal organization
Other facilities connected through this exact CMS organization identity: 0 across KY.
View ownership source details
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Skilled Nursing Facility Enrollments
- CMS dataset identifier
- 5f2c306f-3b1c-42cd-b037-187b2ce22126
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
What this means
Roles are shown as CMS publishes them. Different CMS sources can describe different enrollment, ownership, and control concepts, so TrustHub keeps each source-specific disclosure distinct.
Inspections & deficiencies
What CMS inspection records show
Scope and severity terms below are CMS classifications. They are not a TrustHub score.
Latest recorded inspection
- Date
- Mar 26, 2025
- Survey type
- Fire Safety Standard
- Linked findings
- 0
- Highest linked CMS classification
- No linked health-deficiency finding in the loaded record
View source details
- Dataset
- Inspection Dates
- CMS dataset ID
- svdt-c123
- CMS source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- CMS provider ID
- 185157
- Source record locator
- csv-row:50913:ccn:185157
Mar 26, 2025 — Fire Safety Standard — 0 linked findings
No health-deficiency rows were deterministically linked to this inspection.
Mar 26, 2025 — Health Standard — 3 linked findings
F0583 — Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
CMS scope/severity D: Isolated; No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy.
Correction status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Apr 18, 2025)
View source details
- Dataset
- Health Deficiencies
- CMS dataset ID
- r5ix-sfxw
- CMS source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- CMS provider ID
- 185157
- Source record locator
- csv-row:136190:ccn:185157
F0732 — Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
CMS scope/severity D: Isolated; No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy.
Correction status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Apr 18, 2025)
View source details
- Dataset
- Health Deficiencies
- CMS dataset ID
- r5ix-sfxw
- CMS source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- CMS provider ID
- 185157
- Source record locator
- csv-row:136191:ccn:185157
F0919 — Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
CMS scope/severity D: Isolated; No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy.
Correction status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Apr 18, 2025)
View source details
- Dataset
- Health Deficiencies
- CMS dataset ID
- r5ix-sfxw
- CMS source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- CMS provider ID
- 185157
- Source record locator
- csv-row:136192:ccn:185157
Oct 11, 2019 — Fire Safety Standard — 0 linked findings
No health-deficiency rows were deterministically linked to this inspection.
Oct 11, 2019 — Health Standard — 0 linked findings
No health-deficiency rows were deterministically linked to this inspection.
Aug 30, 2018 — Fire Safety Standard — 0 linked findings
No health-deficiency rows were deterministically linked to this inspection.
Aug 30, 2018 — Health Standard — 1 linked finding
F0645 — Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
CMS scope/severity D: Isolated; No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy.
Correction status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Sep 30, 2018)
View source details
- Dataset
- Health Deficiencies
- CMS dataset ID
- r5ix-sfxw
- CMS source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- CMS provider ID
- 185157
- Source record locator
- csv-row:136193:ccn:185157
Penalties & enforcement
CMS penalty records in the loaded three-year dataset
No penalty records were found for this provider in the currently loaded CMS Penalties dataset.
Facility history
Facility History
5 historical events available. Dates and values come from published CMS and official state regulator evidence, not a score.
What changed recently?
- Total nurse staffing increasedTotal nurse staffing increased from 6.81 to 7.05 hours per resident day between 2025Q4 and 2026Q1. Staffing improved across those reported periods.
- Health inspection completed3 deficiencies were recorded.
2026
- Total nurse staffing increased
Total nurse staffing increased from 6.81 to 7.05 hours per resident day between 2025Q4 and 2026Q1. Staffing improved across those reported periods.
6.81 → 7.05
CMS · Reported in a source release · View related evidence
2025
- Total nurse staffing increased
Total nurse staffing increased from 6.34 to 6.71 hours per resident day between 2025Q2 and 2025Q3. Staffing improved across those reported periods.
6.34 → 6.71
CMS · Reported in a source release · View related evidence
- Health inspection completed
3 deficiencies were recorded.
CMS · Recorded event date · View related evidence
2019
- Health inspection completed
No linked health-deficiency findings were recorded for this survey.
CMS · Recorded event date · View related evidence
2018
- Health inspection completed
1 deficiency was recorded.
CMS · Recorded event date · View related evidence
Staffing
Reported nursing staffing at a glance
CMS staffing rating: 3 of 5 stars. CMS calculates that rating separately using its published methodology. The values below are calculations from daily PBJ records for 2026Q1 (current source quarter).
- Total nursing
- 7.048 reported hours per resident day
- RN categories
- 2.344 reported hours per resident day
- LPN/LVN categories
- 1.673 reported hours per resident day
- CNA
- 2.981 reported hours per resident day
Weekday and weekend calculations
| Measure | Monday–Friday | Saturday–Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| Total nursing | 7.451 | 6.057 |
| RN categories | 2.464 | 2.048 |
Contract staff accounted for 0% of reported nursing hours included in this quarter calculation.
Reported RN-category hours per resident day were 0.071 higher than the prior loaded quarter.
Staffing over time
Solid bar: Total nursing · Outlined bar: RN categories
| Quarter | Total nursing | RN categories | LPN/LVN | CNA | Contract share | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Q2 | 6.34 | 2.234 | 1.412 | 2.561 | 0% | 91 |
| 2025Q3 | 6.709 | 2.355 | 1.612 | 2.672 | 0% | 92 |
| 2025Q4 | 6.812 | 2.273 | 1.72 | 2.742 | 0% | 92 |
| 2026Q1 | 7.048 | 2.344 | 1.673 | 2.981 | 0% | 90 |
Questions to ask
- PBJ records show lower calculated RN-category hours per resident day on weekends this quarter. How does the facility plan RN coverage on Saturdays and Sundays?
Staffing source and calculation details
- Source
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset
- Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing
- CMS dataset ID
- 7e0d53ba-8f02-4c66-98a5-14a1c997c50d
- Quarter
- 2026Q1
- Coverage
- Jan 1, 2026–Mar 31, 2026
- Days represented
- 90 (90 with positive MDS census)
- CMS source updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Calculation version
- pbj-quarter-ratio-of-sums-v1
Hours-per-resident-day values are calculated by this platform from CMS-published daily PBJ hours and MDS census. For each displayed period, included hours are summed and divided by the summed census for days with a positive census. They are not CMS case-mix-adjusted staffing measures or a staffing rating.
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Current Provider Information facts
These measures come from the current successfully ingested CMS Nursing Home Provider Information release.
- CMS reports a 5-star overall rating.
- CMS reports a 4-star health inspection rating.
- CMS reports a 3-star staffing rating.
- CMS reports a 5-star quality-measure rating.
Planned evidence layers
Additional public-source research
These areas require separate authoritative CMS datasets. No findings are shown until those sources are ingested and reviewed.
- Chain / portfolio intelligence
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Source register
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Provider Information
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset identifier
- 4pq5-n9py
- Source updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 14, 2026
- Supports
- Overview, facility facts, and CMS ratings
Inspection Dates
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset identifier
- svdt-c123
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 14, 2026
- Supports
- Inspections and facility history
Health Deficiencies
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset identifier
- r5ix-sfxw
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 14, 2026
- Supports
- Health deficiencies and facility history
Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset identifier
- 7e0d53ba-8f02-4c66-98a5-14a1c997c50d
- Coverage
- Apr 1, 2025–Mar 31, 2026
- Source updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
- Supports
- PBJ staffing cards, history, and transparent calculations
Ownership
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset identifier
- y2hd-n93e
- Source updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
- Supports
- Ownership parties, organization connections, and ownership history
Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset identifier
- afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
- Supports
- Ownership parties, organization connections, and ownership history
Skilled Nursing Facility Enrollments
- Source organization
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Dataset identifier
- 5f2c306f-3b1c-42cd-b037-187b2ce22126
- Source updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 15, 2026
- Supports
- Ownership parties, organization connections, and ownership history
Verified public facility information
- Source organization
- Public facility listing
- Dataset identifier
- commercial-corroboration:public-listing
- Source updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Retrieved
- Aug 18, 2026
- Supports
- Independently verified public website, phone, or publicly used name. Not a CMS rating or regulatory status.
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