Paul E Patton Eastern Ky Veterans Center
200 Veterans Drive, Hazard, KY, 41701
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 95 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 13% — lower than most Kentucky nursing homesKentucky avg: 46.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 11.5% — lower than most Kentucky nursing homesKentucky avg: 42.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Kentucky averageKentucky avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 185471
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 95 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - State
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Commonwealth Of Kentucky
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Sonya Melton
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Wanda g Taylor
Operational/managerial Control · since 2015
- Nikki Begley
Corporate Officer · since 2003
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 1998
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 3 of 3)
- D0688·May 17, 2018
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0610·May 17, 2018
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0609·May 17, 2018
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Dec 6, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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