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Info below is compiled from the KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest to lowest based on our ranking methodology.
| Westport Place Health Campus | AL NH RC SNF | Louisville | 22
Facility
22
KY AVG
82
Rank
#325 / 341 | Yes |
47
Facility
47
KY AVG
41
Rank
#183 / 423 | Studio | - | - | 3 |
| The Springs at Stony Brook | AL ADC IL MC NH SNF | Louisville | 106
Facility
106
KY AVG
82
Rank
#79 / 341 | No |
28
Facility
28
KY AVG
41
Rank
#292 / 423 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 9
Facility
9
KY AVG
8
Rank
#46 / 160 | - | 3 |
| Sansbury Care Center | AL HOS NH SNF | Saint Catharine | 59
Facility
59
KY AVG
82
Rank
#240 / 341 | No |
5
Facility
5
KY AVG
41
Rank
#395 / 423 | - | - | - | - |
| Breckinridge Place | AL IL NH RC SNF | Morganfield | 32
Facility
32
KY AVG
82
Rank
#304 / 341 | No |
53
Facility
53
KY AVG
41
Rank
#140 / 423 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Carespring – Barrington of Fort Thomas | AL IL NH RC SNF | Fort Thomas | 110
Facility
110
KY AVG
82
Rank
#70 / 341 | No |
48
Facility
48
KY AVG
41
Rank
#176 / 423 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 19
Facility
19
KY AVG
8
Rank
#26 / 160 | A+ | - |
| Pennyrile Home Inc. | AL | Hopkinsville (Noel Avenue) | 94
Facility
94
KY AVG
82
Rank
#120 / 341 | No |
53
Facility
53
KY AVG
41
Rank
#140 / 423 | Private / Semi-Private Rooms | - | A+ | 3 |
| Charter Senior Living of Bowling Green | AL IL RC | Bowling Green | 137
Facility
137
KY AVG
82
Rank
#31 / 341 | Yes |
39
Facility
39
KY AVG
41
Rank
#224 / 423 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 37
Facility
37
KY AVG
8
Rank
#12 / 160 | A+ | - |
| Vitality Living St. Matthews | AL IL MC NH | Louisville | 70
Facility
70
KY AVG
82
Rank
#189 / 341 | Yes |
72
Facility
72
KY AVG
41
Rank
#42 / 423 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 28
Facility
28
KY AVG
8
Rank
#15 / 160 | A+ | - |
| The Willows at Fritz Farm | AL NH SNF | Lexington (Pickway Korner) | 30
Facility
30
KY AVG
82
Rank
#310 / 341 | Yes |
69
Facility
69
KY AVG
41
Rank
#58 / 423 | Studio | - | - | 5 |
| Vitality Living Springdale | AL IL MC | Louisville | 90
Facility
90
KY AVG
82
Rank
#135 / 341 | Yes |
25
Facility
25
KY AVG
41
Rank
#315 / 423 | Studio / Alcove / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | - | A+ | - |
| The Willows at Citation | AL MC NH SNF | Lexington (Griffin Gate) | 19
Facility
19
KY AVG
82
Rank
#331 / 341 | Yes |
7
Facility
7
KY AVG
41
Rank
#382 / 423 | Studio | - | - | 3 |
| Forest Hills Commons | AL MC RC | Louisville | 119
Facility
119
KY AVG
82
Rank
#60 / 341 | No |
73
Facility
73
KY AVG
41
Rank
#40 / 423 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 12
Facility
12
KY AVG
8
Rank
#41 / 160 | - | - |
| Brookdale Murray | AL | Murray | 83
Facility
83
KY AVG
82
Rank
#158 / 341 | Yes |
48
Facility
48
KY AVG
41
Rank
#176 / 423 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 48
Facility
48
KY AVG
8
Rank
#2 / 160 | A+ | - |
| Christian Health Center of Bowling Green | AL IL MC NH SNF | Bowling Green | 45
Facility
45
KY AVG
82
Rank
#269 / 341 | No |
28
Facility
28
KY AVG
41
Rank
#292 / 423 | Private Rooms / Semi-Private Rooms | - | - | - |
| The Grand Senior Living | AL IL MC | Louisville (Civic Way) | 84
Facility
84
KY AVG
82
Rank
#153 / 341 | Yes |
62
Facility
62
KY AVG
41
Rank
#88 / 423 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | 7
Facility
7
KY AVG
8
Rank
#48 / 160 | A+ | - |
A member of the Trilogy Health Services group, The Willows at Citation is a trusted community where families and seniors know they made the right choice to live in the senior living community. The senior living community ensures that residents have a wonderful experience in the community. Management emphasizes the importance of connections, which is why they promote socialization for everyone in the community. The Willows at Citation is a vibrant community that is excellent at satisfying the wellness needs of every resident.
The Willows is an independent living, assisted living, and memory care community with skilled nursing and short-term stay. They ensure that, as a senior living community, they deeply emphasize and guarantee that independence is maintained for their residents. Residents can rest easy knowing that they are placed first with the list of services and amenities provided for them: ADLs, transportation, library, and private dining rooms. Skilled nursing and personalized care are also offered to the residents.
Ideally located in Jefferson County, Louisville, KY, Forest Hills Commons is a dependable senior living community that offers excellent assisted living, memory care, and respite care services. Designed to provide residents with a luxurious residence, the community offers spacious studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments with modern finishes and plenty of storage spaces. Residents are guaranteed to receive the care and support they need with a team of compassionate professionals and an in-house medical director that works closely with every resident to provide a personalized support plan.
Beyond the excellent care services, the community offers a wide array of delightful amenities designed to enrich residents’ overall experience and well-being. Here, residents enjoy an all-day restaurant-style dining, transportation services, a movie theater, fitness center, hair salon, library, and a game room. The community also organizes a broad range of engaging and stimulating activities that makes for a dynamic and engaging environment that nurtures social engagements, new learning, and memorable experiences.
Enchanting seniors and guests with a warm and inviting environment, Brookdale Murray is situated in the beautiful neighborhood of Glendale Road, Murray, KY, that offers assisted living. The community features spacious and pet-friendly residences including studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Achieve a maintenance-free lifestyle with exceptional support from a compassionate and kind team.
Brookdale Murray fosters a vibrant environment through fun and engaging activities ranging from fitness classes to religious services. With its charming setting and convenient location near local amusements, residents enjoy historical and ethereal sceneries and convenient access to medical needs with several hospitals nearby. The community serves delightful and nutritious meals to satisfy its residents’ dietary needs and cravings. Relax and rest with the community’s beautifully landscaped grounds and mesmerizing amenities including a library, a greenhouse, an arts and crafts studio, a game room, and a beauty and barbershop.
Christian Health Center of Bowling Green sits at 1880 Westen St, a single-story, 45-bed nursing home covering four care types under one roof: nursing home care, assisted living, independent living, and memory care. Walkability is limited here, Walk Score 28, so most errands mean a car trip rather than a walk down the street. What stands out more is occupancy: 93.6%, which is high enough to suggest steady, consistent demand rather than a facility working to fill beds. The average stay runs about 70 days, a length that fits short-term rehab as much as longer placements.
On the care side, rehabilitation services and 24-hour staffing anchor daily operations, with a specific short-term rehab track built into the program structure. The facility also runs the Best Friends™ Approach, a named engagement program rather than a generic activities label. Medicare and Medicaid are both accepted, and pets are allowed, two details that matter differently but both expand who this facility can realistically serve.
Daily life includes a full calendar of fitness classes, educational programming, and spiritual services, backed by a chapel, salon, walking paths, and an exercise room. That combination points toward a facility built around faith-based community life as much as clinical routine.
Christian Care Communities, Inc owns the facility. Between the near-full occupancy, the defined short-term rehab program, and the faith-centered daily structure, this reads as an established nursing home suited to residents who want both consistent clinical care and a strong sense of community around them.
The Grand Senior Living sits at 9300 Civic Way in Louisville’s Jefferson County, an 84-bed community run by administrator Michael Peel over the past seven years. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all assisted living building. Alongside independent living, personal care, and memory care, the community carries a licensed Behavioral Health designation and dedicated Dementia Care units, a combination that says something specific about the range of needs this place is built to handle. Residents need to be 55 or older to move in.
The building itself is three stories, with studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units. Walkability sits in the middle of the scale, Walk Score of 62, and a hospital is just over a mile away if it’s ever needed. Rent starts at $5,080 a month, with utilities included, and pets are welcome, so nobody has to leave a companion animal behind to move in.
Three named programs anchor daily life here: My Wellness, Miracle Moments, and the Passion Program, backed by rehabilitation services, respite care, and staff on-site around the clock. The amenity list reads more like a resort than a typical care facility: a fitness center, salon and barber services, a movie theater, private dining. Add in fitness classes, arts and crafts, live music, and themed parties, and the picture is less about basic care and more about actually living somewhere.
The Grand Senior Living adds up to a community built for residents whose needs go beyond standard assisted living, backed by real behavioral health and memory care licensing, wrapped in the kind of amenities you’d expect at that price point.
Nazareth Home is tucked away at 2000 Newburg Road in Louisville. It’s a 168-bed nursing home and assisted living community that’s been around since 1976. One big plus is that UofL Health Peace Hospital is practically right next door; only 0.16 miles away, which is a huge relief when you’re dealing with post-acute discharge stuff. The neighborhood’s got a Walk Score of 49, so you’ll definitely need a car to get around.
Right now, they have about 104 residents, filling up 62% of the facility. The average stay is about 84 days. When you look at that alongside all their therapy options from physical, occupational, speech, to respiratory, it’s pretty obvious this place is set up to handle short-term recovery, even though they do have long-term residents too.
The nursing care here is solid. Residents get about 5 hours and 3 minutes of attention every day, divided between nurse aides, RNs, and LPN/LVNs. It’s cool that they run their own state-approved Nurse Aide Training program on-site, and they have pastoral care if that’s your thing. They’ve got some nice perks, too, like a hair salon, resident iPads, and full-service dining.
They accept Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. If you’re a family trying to figure out where to go for post-acute care near central Louisville, the data really points to Nazareth Home as a smart choice for short-term rehab, mostly because of the strong staffing, therapy access, and how close they are to the hospital.
Contributing to the recognition of the community is the overall excellent service and caregiving, Sunrise of Louisville is a compassionate and professional community that makes residents feel at home due to its active and personalized lifestyle. It’s been verified by residents that their management and staff were very accommodating, responsive, and respectful– just as with other Sunrise senior living communities. Sunrise of Louisville is one of the premier assisted living communities in the city that is a safe and beautiful community where residents can thrive and enrich their lifestyles.
Life at the Sunrise of Louisville provides opportunity and inspiration along with exceptional service and care that is clearly branded as a Sunrise service. The community services include activities and programs that promote a continuum of growth and meaningful experiences that cultivate their golden years; outings and activities to stimulate their mental, physical, and emotional needs. As a personal care or assisted living community, their committed nurse staff is dedicated to attend to any need a resident may have.
Dominion Senior Living of Louisville sits at 6000 Hunting Rd in Louisville’s Hunting Road neighborhood, a 61-bed community that’s been running for 19 years now. Ian Shives holds the Executive Director role, and Dana Boblitt serves as administrator. The building itself is sizable: 42,000 square feet, single story, all private rooms.
What actually defines this place is the split inside it. Forty-one units are assisted living apartments, and twenty are dedicated memory care, a real structural distinction rather than a marketing label. It’s faith-based, built around what the community calls a culture-first model, and serves residents 55 and up. Memory care here means specialized support for Alzheimer’s and other dementias, while personal care covers daily activities and medication management for residents who don’t need that level of specialized attention.
Location-wise, the Walk Score sits at 48, somewhat walkable, and Banner-adjacent hospital access isn’t far off either, just 2.62 miles to the nearest hospital. Pets are welcome, and nursing and caregiver staff are on-site around the clock, not just during business hours. Respite care, transportation, and fitness and recreation programs round out the offering.
This is a faith-based community genuinely built around two levels of care rather than one, with staffing that doesn’t clock out and a physical layout that reflects the distinction between assisted living and memory care rather than blurring it.
Wesley Manor is a single-story, 107-bed nursing home in Louisville, Kentucky, sitting about 14.6 miles out from the city center. A Walk Score of 2 puts this firmly in car-dependent territory. Most errands and outings here mean getting in the car.
Occupancy runs around 83%, with 88 of 107 beds filled at any given time. The average stay stretches out to 1,032 days, and that number tells you something on its own. This is a facility built primarily for long-term nursing care, not a quick in-and-out recovery stop.
Care here covers both short-term rehab and skilled nursing, backed by physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy. Nursing hours land at 3 hours and 36 minutes per resident each day.
Pets are welcome, and fitness and recreation programs give residents ways to stay active day to day. Inspections at nursing homes like this one tend to circle back to a handful of steady categories, resident rights and infection prevention among them. That is standard across the board, not specific to one visit.
Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are all accepted, so families have more than one route for covering costs.
Wesley Manor reads as a facility built around long-term nursing care first. A real rehab track sits alongside that, for residents working through physical, speech, or occupational recovery along the way.
Located in a bustling area in Jefferson County, Louisville, KY, Creekside on Bardstown is a dynamic senior living community that offers premiere assisted living and memory care services. Residents are offered well-appointed studio apartments with spacious floor plans, as well as shared companion suites to accommodate various lifestyle needs for easier provision of care should they need it. The community offers round the clock supervision and care combined with a 24/7 emergency response system for a safe and secure environment.
Residents here enjoy an active lifestyle and a daily life filled with fun and enjoyment thanks to the community’s wide array of activities, amenities, and services that promote a healthy and balanced lifestyle. The community also offers onsite therapies, restaurant-style dining, and transportation to scheduled doctor appointments to help residents live comfortably and conveniently. At Creekside on Bardstown, residents are guaranteed to live the life they desire with the support of a compassionate care team and nurturing community.
Ranking Methodology
How we rank these assisted living communities
Every community above is evaluated across six weighted categories using public data including state inspection records, review platforms, BBB profiles, and operator-published materials.
Weighting overview
- 35%Resident Experience
- 25%Regulatory
- 15%Visual Media
- 10%Website
- 10%Stability
- 5%Environment
01
Resident & Family Experience 35%
The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.
- Includes
- Review Sentiment
- Review Volume
02
Regulatory & Safety Record 25%
State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.
- Includes
- State Inspections
- Citations/Inspection
- % Inspections w/ Citations
- Complaint Visits
- Accreditations
- BBB Rating
03
Visual Media & Transparency 15%
Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.
- Includes
- Video Tours
- Virtual Walkthroughs
- Photo Quantity
- Photo Quality
04
Website & Operator Transparency 10%
Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.
- Includes
- Website Content
- Mobile Usability
- Staff Info Available
- Owner Info Available
05
Community Stability 10%
Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.
- Includes
- Occupancy Rate
- Bed Options
06
Environment & Pricing 5%
Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.
- Includes
- Walk Score
- Pricing Transparency
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Frequently Asked Questions about Assisted Living in Kentucky
What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in Kentucky?
Assisted living in Kentucky supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.
What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in Kentucky?
Assisted living in Kentucky is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.
Does Kentucky Medicaid cover assisted living?
Kentucky Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for assisted living, but most states (including Kentucky) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.
What is assisted living?
Assisted living combines private or semi-private apartments with help on activities of daily living (meals, bathing, dressing, medication management) and a social calendar — for residents who need some support but do not need 24/7 medical care.
How many assisted living facilities are listed on this page?
This page features 192 assisted living facilities in Kentucky. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.
How do I choose the right assisted living facility in Kentucky?
Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Kentucky, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.
What should I look for when visiting assisted living facilities in Kentucky?
Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.



















