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Life Care Center of Morehead

933 NORTH TOLLIVER ROAD, MOREHEAD, KY, 40351

(606) 784-7518

lcca.com

97 licensed beds

★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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933 North Tolliver Road

Morehead, KY 40351

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

185155

Care type

Nursing home

County

Rowan

Facility name

Life Care Center of Morehead

Street address

933 NORTH TOLLIVER ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Morehead, KY 40351

Phone

(606) 784-7518

Website

lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Morehead

Life Care Center of Morehead is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Morehead, Kentucky. It is licensed for 97 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky (95 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Morehead 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 Life Care Center of Morehead 24 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $15,334 in fines. 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

Life Care Centers of America

Ownership type

For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Burrows, Craig

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019

Campbell/preston Medical Investors, Llc

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1979

Cross, Cindy

Officer — since 1994

Fletcher, Todd

Operational control — since 2021

Henry, Terry

Officer — since 1999

Howell, Monica

Governing body · Operational control — since 2016

Hurst, William

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2013

Lay, Lisa

Operational control — since 2017

Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1986

Preston, Aubrey

Operational control — since 2025

Preston, Forrest

Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 1986

Solomon, Jennifer

Governing body · Operational control — since 2019

Swanker, Richard

Operational control — since 2022

Thurmond, Joan

Officer — since 2000

Ziegler, James

Operational control — since 2006

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1979-02-01

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

2 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$15,334 total

Last standard inspection

2026-03-19

Nurse staffing

3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$323 per day (≈ $9,820/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

80% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 14% private/other

Occupancy

94% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

5% below the KY median of $341/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-03-19Health 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 2026-05-04

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2026-05-04

2025-05-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered7 citations

F-0677

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-06-24

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 2025-06-24

F-0697

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-06-24

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-06-24

F-0755

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-06-24

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

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

Corrected 2025-06-24

F-0880

K · Immediate jeopardy

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-06-24

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (15 citations)

2021-03-19Health inspection4 citations

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 2021-05-01

F-0761

E · 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 2021-05-01

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

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

Corrected 2021-05-01

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2021-05-01

2026-03-19Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-05-04

K-0374

E · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2026-05-04

K-0712

D · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-05-04

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-05-04

2025-05-23Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-06-24

K-0921

E · No harm found

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2025-06-24

K-0927

D · No harm found

Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.

Corrected 2025-06-24

2021-03-19Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2021-05-01

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2021-05-01

K-0741

E · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2021-06-15

K-0781

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Corrected 2021-05-01

Federal penalties

2025-05-23Fine$15,334

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 185155.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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