Paul E Patton Eastern KY Veterans Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Paul E Patton Eastern KY Veterans Center is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Hazard, Kentucky. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 51% above the Kentucky average of 2.36, and 13.0% nursing staff turnover (Kentucky average 46.4%).
Paul E Patton Eastern KY Veterans Center
200 Veterans DriveHazard, KY 41701
Perry 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 Paul E Patton Eastern KY Veterans Center, nurse aides logged 3.56 hours per resident per day, 51% above the Kentucky average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 334 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kentucky avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.56 | 2.36 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.38 | 0.79 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.49 | 3.95 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.65 | 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
13.0% of nursing staff at Paul E Patton Eastern KY Veterans Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Kentucky average of 46.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 7.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 6, 2024. 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. Paul E Patton Eastern KY Veterans Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kentucky average is 3.0.
About Paul E Patton Eastern KY Veterans Center
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 26, 2013
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Paul E Patton Eastern KY Veterans Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hazard Health and Rehabilitation Center Hazard | 2.5 | 200 | 3.44 | 4.72 | 45.8% | 1 | None |
| Knott County Health & Rehabilitation Center Hindman | 12.6 | 92 | 3.28 | 4.88 | 34.7% | 3 | None |
| Hyden Health and Rehabilitation Center Hyden | 12.7 | 94 | 3.05 | 4.46 | 33.7% | 5 | $5,346 |
| Tri Cities Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Cumberland | 21.6 | 85 | 2.36 | 3.75 | 41.4% | 2 | $5,346 |
| Letcher Manor Whitesburg | 22.8 | 142 | 2.23 | 3.47 | 46.2% | 2 | None |
| Breathitt Health & Rehabilitation Jackson | 23.7 | 120 | 1.87 | 3.35 | 25.0% | 2 | None |
| Owsley County Health Care Center, Inc. Booneville | 30.6 | 91 | 2.44 | 4.08 | 28.4% | 4 | None |
| Harlan Health and Rehabilitation Center Harlan | 31.6 | 143 | 2.90 | 4.19 | 45.7% | 1 | $10,868 |
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.