Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
814 Old Ekron Road, Brandenburg, KY 40108 · Meade County · (270) 551-3900
57 certified beds, about 53 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1992
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 185353 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 16, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Kentucky average is 2.9, the national average 9.2).
None of its 1 health citation since October 2019 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.40 hours per resident per day, against 3.95 across Kentucky and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.52 of those hours.
52.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 1 health citation on file.
April 16, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
March 20, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and review of the facility's policy, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. The deficient practice had the potential to affect 57 of the facility's 57 residents who consumed food from the kitchen. Observation revealed food being served to residents on 03/182025 was not within the acceptable temperature (temp) ranges for hot and cold foods. Additionally, observation of the kitchen revealed food stored open and exposed to air in a refrigerator and freezer.
October 24, 2019Standard inspection · 0 citations
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.40 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.07 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.25 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 52.0% | 46.4% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 60.0% | 41.8% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 4.41 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.53 on weekdays and 3.07 on weekends, 13% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.1% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.29 in April to June 2025 to 3.40 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.40 | 0.52 | 3.53 | 3.07 | 0.1% | 0 of 90 | 53 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.44 | 0.54 | 3.58 | 3.10 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 54 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.53 | 0.64 | 3.70 | 3.08 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 55 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.29 | 0.65 | 3.49 | 2.81 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 55 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Kentucky, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.85 | 0.71 | 4.04 | 3.40 | 3.2% | 0.1% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Kentucky | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 15.4 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: BRANDENBURG OPCO LLC.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg Holdco LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 05/31/2024 |
| Platschek, Alexander | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 24% | 05/31/2024 |
| Rubenstein, David | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 11% | 05/31/2024 |
| The Goldie Platschek 2021 Family Trust | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 05/31/2024 | |
| Brecher, Hal | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 05/31/2024 | |
| Kelman, Moshe | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 05/31/2024 | |
| Platschek, Richard | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 05/31/2024 | |
| Cibc Bank USA | 5% or greater security interest | Organization | 09/01/2018 | |
| Metropolitan Commercial Bank | 5% or greater security interest | Organization | 09/01/2018 | |
| Kelman, Moshe | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 09/01/2018 | |
| Kelman, Moshe | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2018 | |
| Smith, Benjamin | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/04/2021 | |
| Tackett, Thomas | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 08/01/2022 | |
| Thompson, Jeffrey | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/31/2026 | |
| Ftky Realty, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/31/2024 | |
| Kentucky Health Holdings, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/31/2024 | |
| New McNeil Ky Holdings LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/31/2024 | |
| Nm2 Ky Holdings, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/31/2024 | |
| Rubiweb Services Group USA, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/31/2024 | |
| Spky Realty LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/31/2024 | |
| The Goldie Platschek 2021 Family Trust | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/31/2024 | |
| Brecher, Hal | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/31/2024 | |
| Kelman, Moshe | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2018 | |
| Platschek, Alexander | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/31/2024 | |
| Platschek, Goldie | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/31/2024 | |
| Platschek, Richard | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/31/2024 | |
| Rubenstein, David | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/31/2024 | |
| Smith, Benjamin | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 07/04/2021 | |
| Thompson, Jeffrey | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 03/31/2026 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on March 20, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.07 hours per resident per day, below the Kentucky average of 3.49.
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- Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, 20.3 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 6 citations
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Kentucky contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Kentucky. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Kentucky Office of Inspector General, Division of Health Care, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Kentucky State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass, (800) 372-2991. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: Kentucky OIG Nursing Home Inspection Findings, where Kentucky publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 16, 2026. The Kentucky average is 2.9.
- Has Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Brandenburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
- CMS lists 29 owners and managers. Legal business name: BRANDENBURG OPCO LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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