Breckinridge Memorial Hospital

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 26, 2026

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 4, 2026

• Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 4, 2026

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 29, 2025

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 23, 2025

• Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 28, 2025

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jan 9, 2025

• 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.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 22, 2025

• Establish methods for sharing information.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 2, 2023

• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 2, 2023

• Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 2, 2023

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 2, 2023

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 2, 2023

• Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 2, 2023

• Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected May 2, 2023

• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 1, 2023

Breckinridge Memorial Hospital offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Breckinridge Memorial Hospital is located at 1011 Old Highway 60 in Hardinsburg, Kentucky.

Reviews of this small rural hospital-based skilled nursing/long term care unit are mixed, with several families praising the warmth and compassion of nurses and staff, especially during emergency and inpatient stays. However, other reviewers report serious concerns about delayed treatment and safety, including one account describing avoidable deaths.

Breckinridge Memorial Hospital had 3 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 16 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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