Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen is a 156-bed government-run nursing home in Hanson, Kentucky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 53% above the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 34.3% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen
926 Veterans DriveHanson, KY 42413
Hopkins County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen, nurse aides logged 3.62 hours per resident per day, 53% above the Kentucky average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 294 aide hours a day, or about 37 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.62 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.45 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.40 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.67 | 3.48 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
34.3% of nursing staff at Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Kentucky average 2.9). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Cen
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 19, 2013
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
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Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.