Nursing home
Coldspring Transitional Care Center
300 Plaza Drive, Cold Spring, KY 41076 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Carespring (16 facilities) · 143 certified beds
Coldspring Transitional Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cold Spring, Kentucky. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.03 hours per resident per day, above the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on May 15, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Coldspring Transitional Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Kentucky and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Kentucky avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.03 | 4.01 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.53 | 2.43 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.7% | 46.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 3.4 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Coldspring Transitional Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2020 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2020 - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2020 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 31, 2020 - Potential for harm
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 · Jan 17, 2019 - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2019
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 300 Plaza Drive
Cold Spring, KY 41076 - CMS certification #
- 185476
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 143
- Avg residents/day
- 136.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2014-12-03
- Chain
- Carespring (16 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Carespring
Carespring operates 16 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Carespring facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Coldspring Transitional Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Ongoing, 24/7 nursing care for chronic conditions and complex needs
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
At Carespring, we work collaboratively with hospice providers to ensure our residents are surrounded by kindness and compassion in a calming, familiar setting.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: companion suite, private room.
Well-appointed private rooms and companion suites
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Elizabeth Ft Thomas, Fort Thomas. 5.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Seasons at Alexandria, Alexandria. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Angels Above And Beyond Home Health Services, Cincinnati. 7.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 41076 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Licking River Home Training, Cold Spring, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Cold Spring Dialysis, Cold Spring, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Anderson Dialysis Center, Anderson, 6.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 41076.
Hospice Care Of St Elizabeth Healthcare, office in Edgewood, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Cincinnati), office in Cincinnati, 9.8 miles away, straight line
Hospice Of Cincinnati, Inc, office in Cincinnati, 16.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Summit Medical Group Inc, Fort Thomas. 5.6 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Coldspring Transitional Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Coldspring Transitional Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Coldspring Transitional Care Center staffed?
Coldspring Transitional Care Center reports 4.03 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Coldspring Transitional Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Coldspring Transitional Care Center have?
Coldspring Transitional Care Center is certified for 143 beds.