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Sansbury Care Center

2625 Bardstown Road, Saint Catharine, KY, 40061

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 185297Nonprofit

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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

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing5 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Church related
Certified beds
48 · avg 40 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
35.5%lower than most Kentucky nursing homesKentucky avg: 46.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
27.3%lower 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)
1 fine · $5,346 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
185297
Certified beds
48 beds · avg 40 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Church related
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Sansbury Care Center, Inc.

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (5 on record)

  • James Melia

    Corporate Director · since 2013

  • Donna Medley

    Corporate Director · since 2008

  • Gayle Guthrie

    Corporate Officer · since 2008

  • Rosemary Rule

    Corporate Director · since 2008

  • Sansbury Care Center, Inc.

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2008

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

Federal inspection record

5 health citations on file1 federal fine totalling $5,346

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 5 of 5)

  • F0812·Jul 2, 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.

  • E0761·Aug 8, 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.

  • D0880·Dec 5, 2019

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0583·Dec 5, 2019

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

  • D0550·Dec 5, 2019

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $5,346

Most recent events

  • Aug 8, 2024Fine · $5,346

Fire-safety citations

6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 2, 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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