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Liberty Care & Rehabilitation Center

616 S Wallace Wilkinson Boulevard, Liberty, KY, 42539

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 185408

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Signature Healthcare
Certified beds
97 · avg 82 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
61.1%higher than most Kentucky nursing homesKentucky avg: 46.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
50%higher than most Kentucky nursing homesKentucky avg: 42.3% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Kentucky averageKentucky avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
3 fines · $65,196 total
Payment denials
1 denial

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
185408
Certified beds
97 beds · avg 82 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Lp Liberty, Llc
Chain affiliation
Signature Healthcare

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Signature Healthcare chain — 68 facilities across 6 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.1 / 5.

Disclosed owners (10 on record)

  • Jennifer Kuehnlein

    W-2 Managing Employee · since 2022

  • Spring Holdings, Llc

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2018

  • Shc lp Holdings ii Llc

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2014

  • Elmer Joseph Steier Iii

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2013

  • Ira Smedra

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 12% · since 2013

  • Jjla Llc

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2013

+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

17 health citations on file4 immediate-jeopardy findings7 from complaints3 federal fines totalling $65K1 payment denial

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 17)

  • E0812·Jul 9, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0554·Jul 9, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

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

  • G0689·Jun 14, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • D0677·Jun 14, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • G0657·Jun 14, 2024Complaint

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • E0880·Jun 14, 2024

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0761·Jun 14, 2024

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure 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.

  • D0760·Jun 14, 2024

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20242 fines · $15K
  • 20231 fine · $51K · 1 payment denial

Most recent events

  • Jun 14, 2024Fine · $8,044
  • Jun 14, 2024Fine · $6,500
  • Dec 15, 2023Payment denial · 10 days · starting Jan 20, 2024
  • Dec 15, 2023Fine · $51K

Largest single fine on record: $51K.

Fire-safety citations

13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 9, 2025. 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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