Page 3 of Best Memory Care in Kentucky

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 179 memory care providers in KY using KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services (CHFS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank memory care in KY
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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-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.

Care Types in This Table AL (Assisted Living): Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing. NH (Nursing Home): 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility): Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness. MC (Memory Care): Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. RC (Respite Care): Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care. HOS (Hospice Care): Comfort-focused care for those with a terminal illness, prioritizing quality of life over treatment. PC (Palliative Care): Comfort-focused care for serious illness at any stage, including alongside curative treatment.
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
Description of bed or unit types offered (e.g. assisted living, memory care), as reported in state or facility disclosures.
Number of years the company has been in operation.
Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation
MC
NH
SNF
Jamestown
114
Facility 114
KY AVG 83
Rank #32 / 155
No
33
Facility 33
KY AVG 41
Rank #105 / 172
-
1
Facility 1
KY AVG 11
Rank #31 / 64
4
Lake Way Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
MC
NH
RC
SNF
South Benton
96
Facility 96
KY AVG 83
Rank #55 / 155
No
46
Facility 46
KY AVG 41
Rank #70 / 172
-
1
Facility 1
KY AVG 11
Rank #31 / 64
4
Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Owensboro
156
Facility 156
KY AVG 83
Rank #12 / 155
No-Private Rooms / Semi-Private Rooms
1
Facility 1
KY AVG 11
Rank #31 / 64
4
The Springs at Oldham Reserve
MC
AL
IL
NH
SNF
Lagrange
103
Facility 103
KY AVG 83
Rank #44 / 155
Yes
80
Facility 80
KY AVG 41
Rank #7 / 172
-
1
Facility 1
KY AVG 11
Rank #31 / 64
1
Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation, LLC
MC
NH
SNF
Fulton
60
Facility 60
KY AVG 83
Rank #105 / 155
No
52
Facility 52
KY AVG 41
Rank #48 / 172
-
1
Facility 1
KY AVG 11
Rank #31 / 64
3
Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
MC
HOS
NH
PC
RC
SNF
Calvert City
100
Facility 100
KY AVG 83
Rank #48 / 155
No
10
Facility 10
KY AVG 41
Rank #155 / 172
Private Rooms
1
Facility 1
KY AVG 11
Rank #31 / 64
3
The Seasons at Alexandria
MC
AL
HOS
NH
RC
SNF
Alexandria
66
Facility 66
KY AVG 83
Rank #99 / 155
No
50
Facility 50
KY AVG 41
Rank #57 / 172
Dementia Care (16), Behavioral Health (50)-5
Nazareth Home
MC
AL
IL
NH
PC
SNF
Louisville
168
Facility 168
KY AVG 83
Rank #9 / 155
No
49
Facility 49
KY AVG 41
Rank #61 / 172
-
1
Facility 1
KY AVG 11
Rank #31 / 64
5
Morning Pointe of Russell
MC
AL
Russell (Ashland)
68
Facility 68
KY AVG 83
Rank #94 / 155
Yes
8
Facility 8
KY AVG 41
Rank #158 / 172
Alcove / 1 Bed
20
Facility 20
KY AVG 11
Rank #16 / 64
-
Forest Hills Commons
MC
AL
RC
Louisville
119
Facility 119
KY AVG 83
Rank #29 / 155
No
73
Facility 73
KY AVG 41
Rank #13 / 172
Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
12
Facility 12
KY AVG 11
Rank #24 / 64
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Rank badges are statewide and care-type specific: each memory care community is ranked against every other KY memory care community we track that reports that metric, not just the 179 on this page. See how we rank facilities

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Overview of Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Set in Calvert City, KY, Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a trusted senior care provider that aims to redefine the healthcare industry through resident centered healthcare services. These include a variety of clinical services, such as short-term care, long-term care, advanced wound care, palliative care, hospice care, dementia care, and advanced disease management care. A registered nurse is available 24-hour to meet residents’ needs anytime of the day.

Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center ensures their residents are living their life to the fullest while they recover with their many life enrichment programs. Here, residents enjoy going on vacations and regular outings, volunteer opportunities, participating in hobby clubs, or the annual Signature Olympics events, and resident art shows. The community also features an array of interesting amenities, including internet learning, a beauty shop, bereavement accommodations, 24-hour pharmacy, full-time chaplain, and their annual Hall of Fame Café Event.

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Overview of Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation

In Jamestown, KY, the license at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation names memory care, skilled nursing, and nursing home care. Ongoing clinical support is why residents on the nursing side have a licensed nurse on hand at any hour. That’s a claim covering every bed, rather than only one wing. Memory care is supervised continuously instead of checked periodically, in a setting a resident cannot wander out of.

Both together suit someone who needs clinical nursing and dementia supervision at once. Occupancy across 114 beds is 88.6 percent, which leaves a handful open. Nursing at the bedside comes out at 3 hours and 3 minutes per resident daily.

Rehabilitation after surgery is named, with inpatient and outpatient therapies, so recovery from an operation happens through the community. Medication and IV management are handled here too. Outdoors, there is a courtyard, a garden, and a chicken coop. There’s also a spa on the amenities list. Singing, karaoke, bingo, card playing, and block parties fill out the group activities.

A Walk Score of 33 is a car-dependent reading, which describes a transport requirement. Routine errands require a car ride, and somebody who has stopped driving needs one arranged. Chelsea Conner administers the home for Fair Oaks Health Systems, LLC.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay all work here, and each counts as something different. Medicare counts days of skilled care following a hospital discharge. Medicaid counts what a household has left when a long stay exhausts savings. While private pay counts nothing and draws on the resident’s or their family’s own money.

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Overview of Lake Way Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

Lake Way Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center offers nursing home care, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Benton, KY. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide ongoing care with licensed nursing support, while memory care offers supervision in a secured setting for residents at risk of wandering. Respite care provides a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time to travel or recover.

Short term rehabilitation is available for residents recovering after an illness, injury, or hospital stay. The spacious therapy gym provides a dedicated setting for rehabilitation services on site, and private rooms are also available. The combination of ongoing nursing care, memory support, rehabilitation, and respite care may suit a resident whose needs range from short term recovery to longer term support.

Lake Way Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has 96 beds. Its total nurse staffing is 3h 18m per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families those payment methods to use toward care.

The area has a Walk Score of 46 and is classified as car dependent, so most errands require a car or a ride rather than a short walk. Randall McClellan serves as administrator, and Lake Way Snf Operations operates the community.

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Overview of The Seasons at Alexandria

The Seasons at Alexandria offers nursing home and skilled nursing care, assisted living, hospice care, memory care, and respite care in Alexandria, KY. Skilled nursing and nursing home care provide licensed nursing on site around the clock, while assisted living helps with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision, hospice care supports end of life needs, and respite care provides a short term stay.

Several care levels in one community can suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move elsewhere. Respite care may also suit a family caregiver who needs short term support while traveling or recovering. The community has 66 beds and provides 4h 23m of total nurse staffing per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time assigned to each resident.

Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted, giving eligible residents and families multiple payment routes, while Medicare generally applies to short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence. Residents can use the salon and spa, while the gardens and patio areas include grilling spaces and fire pits for outdoor use. Flexible meal plans, rehabilitation services, and transportation services are available, and Reva Stroud serves as the administrator. A Walk Score of 50 means the area is somewhat walkable, so some errands can be completed on foot.

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Overview of Nazareth Home

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.

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Overview of Forest Hills Commons

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.

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Overview of The Springs at Oldham Reserve

The Springs at Oldham Reserve offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing care in LaGrange, KY. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps an apartment. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, and skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Because the community has several care levels, it may be a good fit for a resident whose needs could grow over time and who may be able to move between settings without leaving the community. The community has 103 beds. Rehabilitation services, including short-term rehab, provide recovery-focused care during a limited stay.

A fitness center supports exercise on site, while a salon, movie theater, bistro, and private dining room give residents places for grooming, films, casual meals, and hosted meals. Chef-prepared breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided, and pets are allowed so a resident may keep a pet at the community.

The area has a Walk Score of 80 out of 100 and is very walkable, meaning most errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 33 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time assigned to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Sean Barney-Mccoy serves as administrator, and Trilogy Healthcare Of Lagrange operates the community.

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Overview of Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation

Three care types show up on the license at Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation in Fulton, KY. Memory care, nursing home care, and skilled nursing are the three. Skilled nursing keeps licensed nursing available around the clock, which is what makes a clinical program list of this kind workable.

Memory care is named for the diagnosis rather than the behavior, supporting residents with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. That pairing suits a family wanting dementia care without giving up nursing and therapy. Sixty beds are under the license.

Each resident’s daily nursing time measures 2 hours and 44 minutes. Rehabilitation services are named for anyone whose care includes therapy. Beyond that come a restorative program, medication and IV management, diabetic education and training, enteral feeding, tracheotomy care, and pain management.

Those reach from teaching somebody to manage diabetes to feeding by tube and caring for a tracheostomy. It is medically involved work. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are all accepted, which leaves families with more than one route to cover eligible costs.

Lindsay Frazier has the administrator’s role. A salon is among the amenities. The area’s Walk Score is 52; whether that helps depends on mobility, since errands on foot are only reachable by someone able to walk to them.

Contact Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation, LLC

Overview of Morning Pointe of Russell

Morning Pointe of Russell is a blissful senior living community based in Russell, KY, offering well-supported assisted living. The community is designed to offer seniors the right amount of care within a city they love with spacious and inviting accommodations and compassionate services. Residents can enjoy on-site therapy, delicious meals with friends, and 24-hour personal care services. The community is also conveniently situated near miniature golf, walking trails, and a lake, making it an ideal spot for family visits and leisurely activities.

The community provides a range of amenities and programs to ensure a joyful and engaging lifestyle. Licensed nurses and a clinical team is available 24/7 to oversee health, wellness, and medication management. Residents benefit from personalized care services, transportation to appointments, and periodic check-ins. Morning Pointe offers enriching daily activities, including exercise programs, creative and sensory activities, life-long learning, intergenerational programming, and live entertainment. Organized group outings, volunteering, and community projects further enhance the vibrant and supportive atmosphere at Morning Pointe of Russell.

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Overview of Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest

Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest provides nursing home, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing in Owensboro, KY. Nursing home care supports residents who need ongoing assistance and clinical oversight in a residential setting, while skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, and respite care provides a short stay for a resident when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The range of care types may make Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest a good fit for a resident whose needs may change over time without requiring a move to another community. The 156-bed community accommodates a broader resident population than a smaller home. Private rooms provide an individual living space, while semi-private rooms suit residents who share a room with a companion. Payment options are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, allowing families to use public coverage or pay directly.

Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 31 minutes per resident per day, representing the recorded amount of nurse staffing time allocated per resident across a day. LP Owensboro Ii operates Signature Healthcare at Hillcrest.

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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 Memory Care 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.

Does Kentucky Medicaid cover memory care?

Kentucky Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for memory care, 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 memory care?

Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, with secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and routines built to reduce confusion and wandering.

How many memory care communities are listed on this page?

This page features 179 memory care communities in Kentucky. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right memory care community 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 memory care communities 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.

Memory Care in Kentucky at a glance

Avg Walk Score: 41/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Kentucky. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 83The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Kentucky. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90