Klondike Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Louisville, KY was fined $33,062 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Klondike Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Louisville, KY) — $33,062 in CMS Fines

Outcome: Klondike Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Louisville, KY was fined $33,062 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 34 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.


• Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.


• 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.


• 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.


• Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted


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


• Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.


• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.