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Boonespring Transitional Care Center, LLC

10250 US Highway 42, Union, KY 410918593841200143 certified beds · 138 residentsFor profit - CorporationMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
3
since 2020
Deficiencies
12
0120
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2025-03-19
Standard
CMS overall
4 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 4/5
Health 4
Staffing 2
Quality 4
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Kentucky Office of Inspector General · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2025-03-19Standard000CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-02-16Standard0100CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2020-02-13Standard020CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Kentucky Office of Inspector General publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2024-02-16Standard survey · 10 deficienciesOfficial report
F584Honor 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.Scope/severity EStandard
Dignity & rights
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F584
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F609
F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Scope/severity EStandard
Care planningRecords
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F656
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F684
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningFalls
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F689
F693Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F693
F699Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F699
F726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.Scope/severity DStandard
Staffing
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F726
F761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F761
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity EStandard
Infection control
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-03-11Record 185486-20240216-F880
2020-02-13Standard survey · 2 deficienciesOfficial report
F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2020-03-06Record 185486-20200213-F656
F692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2020-03-06Record 185486-20200213-F692

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.77
Facility
Kentucky
National
Kentucky 0.79 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.65
Facility
Kentucky
National
Kentucky 3.95 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.27
Facility
Kentucky
National
Kentucky 3.48 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover48%
Facility
Kentucky
National
Kentucky 46% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover42%
Facility
Kentucky
National
Kentucky 42% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityKentuckyNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
1.6%4.8%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
2.9%3.9%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
16.1%16.1%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
0.0%1.6%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.0%0.2%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
5.4%13.8%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
6.6%6.6%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
27.5%29.8%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Carespring Health Care Holdings LP
Organization
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST100%
Barry N Bortz 06042009 Tr
Organization
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST72%
Bortz Family Irrevocable T/A
Organization
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST9%
Eppers, David
Individual
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST15%
Careco LLC
Organization
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Carespring Health Care Management, LLC
Organization
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Chirumbolo, Christopher
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Eppers, David
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Hord, Courtney
Individual
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEENOT APPLICABLE
Jackson, Amanda
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE
Part of a chain
Carespring16 facilities
View chain record

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Kentucky.

No county cost figures on file for Boone.

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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01