Breathitt Health & Rehabilitation
420 Jett Drive, Jackson, KY 41339 · 120 beds · For profit - Corporation
The records flag: Medicare's abuse flag is set; 3 citations where a resident was harmed.
These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.
Who's actually on the floor
Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.
Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.
Nurse coverage is actually about 6% higher at weekends.
Staff turnover: 25%
High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.
What inspectors found
State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 14 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.
| Severity | Citations |
|---|---|
| Actual harm | 3 |
| Potential for harm | 11 |
| No harm | 0 |
0 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.
Disclosed affiliations
Medicare has not published ownership or affiliation information for this facility. That is a gap in the federal record, not a finding about the facility — the great majority of facilities do have entries, so it is a reasonable thing to ask about on a visit.
Other options nearby
Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.
| Facility | Miles | Rating | Nurse hrs | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe County Health & Rehabilitation Center | 15.2 | 4 | 0.69 | −32% |
| Lee County Care & Rehabilitation Center | 18.3 | 5 | 0.69 | −33% |
| Owsley County Health Care Center, INC. | 18.7 | 4 | 1.10 | −47% |
| Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 21.0 | 1 | 0.58 | −8% |
| Hazard Health and Rehabilitation Center | 21.2 | 1 | 0.97 | −15% |
| Paul E Patton Eastern Ky Veterans Center | 23.7 | 5 | 1.69 | −56% |
| West Liberty Nursing and Rehabilitation | 25.5 | 3 | 0.63 | −31% |
| Knott County Health & Rehabilitation Center | 27.6 | 3 | 0.76 | −17% |
Worth asking on a visit
Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.
- Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?