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Boonespring Transitional Care Center

10250 US Highway 42, UNION, KY, 41091
(859) 384-1200
143 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections2/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
143
CMS facility ID
185486
Care type
Nursing home
County
Boone
Facility name
Boonespring Transitional Care Center
Street address
10250 US Highway 42
City / state / ZIP
Union, KY 41091
Phone
(859) 384-1200

About this facility — Boonespring Transitional Care Center

Boonespring Transitional Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Union, Kentucky. It is licensed for 143 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky (95 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Union and 268 skilled nursing facilities across Kentucky. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Boonespring Transitional Care Center 21 times across 7 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Carespring
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Carespring Health Care Holdings Lp
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2009
Barry N Bortz 06042009 Tr
Indirect owner — 72% stake — since 2014
Eppers, David
Indirect owner · Officer — 15% stake — since 2009
Bortz Family Irrevocable T/a
Indirect owner — 9% stake — since 2014
Careco Llc
Operational control — since 2009
Carespring Health Care Management, Llc
Operational control — since 2009
Chirumbolo, Christopher
Officer — since 2016
Hord, Courtney
Managing employee — since 2023
Jackson, Amanda
Director — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
9 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2019-03-05
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-03-19
Nurse staffing
3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$407 per day (≈ $12,370/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
64% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 26% private/other
Occupancy
91% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
19% above the KY median of $341/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
143
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2024-02-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered10 citations
F-0584
E · No harm found
Honor 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.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0656
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0693
D · No harm found
Ensure 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.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0699
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0726
D · No harm found
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0761
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-03-11
2020-02-13Health inspection2 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2020-03-06
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2020-03-06
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)
2025-03-19Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0781
E · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2025-04-03
2024-02-16Fire-safety inspection7 citations
E-0004
F · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-03-11
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-03-11
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-03-11
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-03-11
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-03-11
K-0741
F · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2024-03-11
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-03-11
2020-02-13Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2020-03-04
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 185486.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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