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Nursing home report card · Bowling Green, KY

Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

2365 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101

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Infection-control problems noted

Quick summary

Large fines appear in this home’s records

Reported penalties total about $56,814. Fines often follow serious or repeated inspection failures.

Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.

How recent is this information?
Medicare file prepared
Aug 1, 2026
Our record last updated
Oct 15, 2026
Last routine health inspection
Apr 24, 2026

These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.

Medicare ratings

One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.

Overall rating
4out of 5

Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.

Above average

Health inspections
4out of 5

Based on problems found during health inspections.

Above average

Nursing staff
3out of 5

Based on staffing levels and related measures.

About average for U.S. nursing homes

Health and care results
4out of 5

Based on reported health and care results.

Above average

What do the ratings and warnings mean?
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
Inspection problems
Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
Abuse warning
Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
Nursing staff time
Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.

Learn about the records and their limits →

At a glance

These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.

Care and safety problems
13

Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections

Fire-safety problems
0

Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations

Reported fines
$56,814

Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records

Medicare file prepared
Aug 1, 2026

Medicare home ID: 185048

Inspection findings to read first

Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.

  • Caused actual harm · isolated case

    Jan 27, 2024 · Inspection rule 0600

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • Caused actual harm · isolated case

    Jan 27, 2024 · Inspection rule 0686

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

  • Caused actual harm · isolated case

    Jan 27, 2024 · Inspection rule 0655

    Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Read the inspection history →

Nursing staff time

These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.

Registered nurses (RNs)
0.81hours per resident per day

about 48 minutes per resident per day

All nursing staff
3.81hours per resident per day

about 3 hr 49 min per resident per day

Registered nurse time on weekends
0.86hours per resident per day

about 52 minutes per resident per day

Latest inspection summary

A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.

We do not have a routine inspection summary for this home. Check the dated findings below and the Medicare.gov record.

How this home compares

Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.

  • Overall CMS rating: 4 stars
  • Health inspection rating: 4 stars
  • Staffing rating: 3 stars
  • Registered nurse time per resident: 0.81 hours/day
  • Total nurse time per resident: 3.81 hours/day
See the dates used for these averages

Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; Kentucky averages Unavailable; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.

Other concerns in the records

These points may be worth asking about. They do not establish what happened to a particular resident. See our Terms of Use.

  • Recent citations include infection-control problems
  • CMS has fined this home in the recent reporting period

How serious were the problems?

Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.

  • Caused actual harm3 citations
  • Could have caused harm9 citations
  • Low risk of harm1 citation

Why inspectors showed up

Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.

Complaints
0
Routine
13
Fire safety
0
Other
0

Who owns it

Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as For profit - Corporation.

  • We do not have individual owner names for this home.

Other homes in this group: All Encore Health Partners nursing homes

Inspection history

Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.

April 24, 20262 findings
  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0689 · code D

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

  • Nursing and Physician Services problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0726 · code D

    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.

January 27, 202411 findings
  • Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation problems
    Caused actual harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0600 · code G

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Caused actual harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0655 · code G

    Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0578 · code F

    Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

  • Nursing and Physician Services problems
    Could have caused harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0725 · code F

    Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

  • Infection Control problems
    Could have caused harm · pattern case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code E

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0550 · code D

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

  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0657 · code D

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

  • Resident Assessment and Care Planning problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0660 · code D

    Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Could have caused harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0676 · code D

    Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

  • Resident Rights problems
    Low risk of harm · widespread case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0577 · code C

    Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

  • Quality of Life and Care problems
    Caused actual harm · isolated case
    Inspection type and official rule codes

    Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0686 · code G

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Fines & penalties

These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.

  • Fine · Jan 27, 2024$56,814
  • Payment Denial · Jan 27, 2024Unavailable

Other homes in this chain

Encore Health Partners · other locations in Kentucky

Related topics

Questions about Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

What is Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center's Medicare star rating?
As of August 1, 2026, Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky has an overall CMS rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Other CMS scores: health inspection 4 of 5, staffing 3 of 5, quality measures 4 of 5. These are CMS ratings based on inspection, staffing, and quality information, not consumer reviews.
Has Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center been fined?
As of August 1, 2026, the imported penalty records list $56,814 in reported fines for Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The individual penalty dates can differ from the Medicare file date; a listed fine does not establish that it was paid.
Does Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have a Medicare abuse warning?
No. The current CMS Care Compare extract does not show an abuse warning icon for Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
How does Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center compare with other nursing homes in Kentucky?
Its overall CMS rating is 4 out of 5. A rating comparison is withheld because a matching source date or a usable rating is missing. Use the Kentucky report card and dated inspection history for context; inspection totals alone are not a like-for-like performance comparison.

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