Clinton-Hickman County Nursing Facility
366 South Washington Street, Clinton, KY 42031 · Hickman County · (270) 653-2461
46 certified beds, about 37 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1992
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 185326 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 14, 2026, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Kentucky average is 2.9, the national average 9.2).
None of its 4 health citations since April 2024 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 5.43 hours per resident per day, against 3.95 across Kentucky and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.60 of those hours.
30.6% 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 4 health citations on file.
May 14, 2026Standard 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, facility document and policy review, the facility failed to ensure sanitary conditions were maintained in the kitchen related to cleanliness and food storage. These deficient practices had the potential to affect all residents who received food from the facility kitchen.
June 18, 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 food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. Food items were not dated at the time of storage. Food that had been opened were not covered and/or sealed to prevent contamination. The deficiency had the potential to affect 32 of the facility's 32 residents who consumed food from the kitchen.
April 25, 2024Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteAMENDED Based on observation, interview, record review, and review of the facility's documents and policy, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the residents' environment remained as free of accident hazards as possible for thirty-five (35) of thirty-five (35) sampled residents (Residents [R] 30, 18, 31, 2, 11, 1, 3, 10, 139, 32, 8, 15, 35, 36, 34 19, 26, 27, 25, 14, 33, 12, 5, 20, 9, 29, 4, 23, 28, 21, 6, 7, 13, 22, and 17. Review of the facility's policy revealed water heaters servicing residents' rooms, and bathrooms were to be set to temperatures (temps) of no more than 110° Fahrenheit (F) or the maximum allowable temp per state regulation. [...]
- D Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review and review of the facility policy, it was determined the facility failed to develop and implement a baseline care plan for residents that included instructions needed to provide effective and person-centered care of the resident that met professional standards of quality care. Per the facility's policy, the baseline care plan was to be developed within 48 hours of a resident's admission. However, during review of Resident (R) 32's medical record, it was determined the facility failed to develop a baseline care plan for the residents, and reactivated his/her comprehensive care plan from a previous admission without updating or revising the care plan.
Fire safety inspections
13 fire safety citations on file: 4 on May 14, 2026, 4 on June 18, 2025, 5 on April 25, 2024.
Every fire safety citation13 citations
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.
- F Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
- F Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
- E Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
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) | 5.43 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 4.73 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 3.74 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.10 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 30.6% | 46.4% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 20.0% | 41.8% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.44 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 5.72 on weekdays and 4.73 on weekends, 17% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 5.66 in April to June 2025 to 5.43 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 | 5.43 | 0.60 | 5.72 | 4.73 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 37 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 5.48 | 0.50 | 5.81 | 4.65 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 37 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 5.30 | 0.47 | 5.58 | 4.60 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 34 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 5.66 | 0.55 | 5.92 | 5.01 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 31 |
| 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.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for Kentucky
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.45 | $17.38 to $21.21 | 23,410 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.07 | $26.10 to $31.29 | 8,570 |
| Registered nurses | $38.96 | $36.38 to $46.73 | 50,300 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
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 | 27.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 36.2 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 19.4 | 16.1 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 27.3 | 24.2 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 21.2 | 13.7 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: CLINTON AND HICKMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL, INC..
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton and Hickman County Hospital, Inc. | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 01/01/1970 |
| Kimbell, Lilly | Corporate director | Individual | 06/01/2021 | |
| Lewis, Larry | Corporate director | Individual | 06/15/1970 | |
| Little, William | Corporate director | Individual | 10/20/1969 | |
| Smith, Scott | Corporate director | Individual | 04/23/2002 | |
| Thomas, Richard | Corporate director | Individual | 06/24/2024 | |
| Workman, Tony | Corporate director | Individual | 06/24/2024 | |
| Connell, Jennifer | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/25/2017 | |
| Smith, Scott | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/23/2002 | |
| Clinton and Hickman County Hospital, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 01/01/1970 | |
| Connell, Jennifer | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/25/2017 | |
| Stone, Richard | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/18/2013 | |
| Connell, Jennifer | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/25/2017 | |
| Stone, Richard | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/18/2013 |
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 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 14, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on April 25, 2024: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on April 25, 2024: "Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted"
Other nursing homes nearby
- Clinton Place Clinton, 0.6 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 14 citations
- Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation, LLC Fulton, 11.4 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 7 citations
- Countryside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Bardwell, 15.2 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 8 citations
- The Waters of Union City , LLC Union City, 17.2 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Union City Health and Rehabilitation Union City, 17.3 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 10 citations
- Obion County Nursing Home Union City, 18.5 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 22 citations
- Mills Nursing & Rehabilitation Mayfield, 18.6 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 13 citations
- Green Acres Healthcare Mayfield, 20.1 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 11 citations
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 Clinton-Hickman County Nursing Facility's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Clinton-Hickman County Nursing Facility 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 2 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Clinton-Hickman County Nursing Facility get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on May 14, 2026. The Kentucky average is 2.9.
- Has Clinton-Hickman County Nursing Facility been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Clinton-Hickman County Nursing Facility 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 Clinton-Hickman County Nursing Facility?
- CMS lists 14 owners and managers. Legal business name: CLINTON AND HICKMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL, INC..
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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