Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care
145 Newcomb Avenue, Mount Vernon, KY 40456 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 143 certified beds
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.71 hours per resident per day, above the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Mar 26, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care 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) | 6.71 | 4.01 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.36 | 0.77 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.74 | 2.43 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.5% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 3.4 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 26, 2025 inspection was corrected by April 18, 2025
What inspectors found at Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care
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
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 30, 2018
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
- 145 Newcomb Avenue
Mount Vernon, KY 40456 - CMS certification #
- 185157
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 143
- Avg residents/day
- 115.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1980-01-25
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs Medicare-certified home health agency at this address
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
Medicare agencies at this address
- Medicare-certified home health agency at this address. Medicare-certified home health agency LIFELINE ROCKCASTLE HOME HEALTH (Medicare CCN 187172) lists this same street address. Ownership type: PROPRIETARY. Medicare certified since 07/05/2000. (CMS Home Health Care Agencies, as of May 27, 2026)
A shared street address is a fact about location. CMS does not say whether the agency is run by the community.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc., Mount Vernon. 0.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Rockcastle Health & Rehabilitation Center, Brodhead. 5.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lifeline Rockcastle Home Health, Mount Vernon. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Med Save Pharmacy. 14.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 40456 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dialysis Clinic Inc, Mount Vernon, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 40456.
Hospice Of Lake Cumberland, office in Somerset, 17.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Emmanuel Yumang, Md, PLLC, London. 19.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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 relatively 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 | See above |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care staffed?
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care reports 6.71 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care have?
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care is certified for 143 beds.