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Our editorial team analyzed 207 nursing homes in KY using CMS data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank nursing homes in KY
Info below is compiled from CMS reports & 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.
The facility name. Click to view the full profile page on Assisted Living Magazine, including photos, services, and contact info.
CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that regulates nursing homes) Overall 5-star rating — a composite of Health Inspection, Staffing, and Quality Measures scores. 5 stars = top 10% nationally. 1 star = bottom 10%. The single most important number to start with when comparing facilities.
Care Types in This TableNH (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.
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.
Neighborhood or city area where the facility is located. Proximity to family, hospitals, and green space matters for both quality of life and ease of visitation. Consider drive time and transit access when evaluating location.
Licensed bed capacity. Larger facilities (300+ beds) often have more specialized programs but can feel institutional. Smaller homes (under 150 beds) tend to deliver more personalized care. Compare with Avg Res/Day to understand how full the facility typically runs.
A 0–100 score of a facility's regulatory inspection record, shown as a letter and compared with other facilities of the same kind in the same state. This is a proprietary Assisted Living Magazine grade. It is not a government rating. A dash means we have no inspection data for that facility.
Percentage of licensed beds filled on an average day. Color indicates financial health: green (90%+) = operationally strong, typically profitable. Amber (80–89%) = stable but leaving revenue on the table. Orange (70–79%) = financial strain likely, may struggle with fixed costs. Red (<70%) = significant distress, closure or ownership change risk increases sharply.
This facility's occupancy rate compared to the statewide average for similar facilities. A positive number means above-average demand. Facilities running 5%+ above the state average are typically the most sought-after in their market — a strong proxy for reputation.
CMS-adjusted total nurse hours per resident per day (RN + LPN + CNA combined). The national average is approximately 3.5 hrs. Higher is better — more direct care time per resident. Below 3.0 is a red flag. CMS weights RN hours more heavily because RNs handle complex clinical decisions that CNAs cannot.
CMS Health Inspection star rating (1–5 stars), based on the 3 most recent annual state surveys plus any complaint investigations. This is the hardest rating to manipulate — it reflects real surveyor findings on-site. 5 stars = fewest deficiencies found. 1 star = most. It carries the heaviest weight in the Overall CMS rating.
CMS Staffing star rating (1–5 stars), based on daily nurse staffing hours submitted to CMS via verified payroll data. Compares RN, LPN, and CNA coverage relative to resident acuity level. 5 stars = well above expected staffing. Weekend staffing is evaluated separately, as that's where many facilities quietly reduce coverage.
CMS Quality Measures star rating (1–5 stars), based on 15 clinical outcome metrics including fall rates, pressure ulcers, antipsychotic drug use, and hospital readmissions. Captures actual resident health outcomes, not just compliance. High QM combined with low Health Inspection scores can indicate a facility with strong care but weak documentation practices.
Registered Nurse hours per resident/day compared to the statewide average. RNs are the highest-skilled nursing staff — they assess residents, manage medications, and respond to emergencies. A value of +50% means RN coverage is 50% above the state norm. Negative values are a concern for residents with complex or acute medical needs.
Total nursing staff hours (RN + LPN + CNA combined) per resident/day vs. the statewide average. A broader measure than RN vs State — it captures the entire care team. A facility can have high total staffing but low RN hours, meaning more aides and fewer nurses. Read both columns together for the full picture.
Total dollar amount of federal monetary fines (civil money penalties) issued by CMS in the past 3 years. Fines are only levied for serious violations — typically actual harm to residents, repeated uncorrected deficiencies, or systemic non-compliance. Even a single fine is noteworthy. Multiple fines strongly suggest a pattern, not isolated incidents.
Total health deficiency citations from the most recent standard inspection cycle. Minor citations (scope A–C) are common and often administrative in nature. Higher counts aren't always disqualifying, but should be read alongside Severe Citations to understand actual harm levels. Under 10 is strong for a large facility; 30+ warrants a closer look.
Average deficiency citations per CMS inspection (survey) in the reporting window — total citations divided by the number of inspections. Lower is better; compare alongside total Citations and Severe Citations for context.
Citations at CMS scope/severity level G or higher — G–I means actual harm occurred; J–L means residents were placed in immediate jeopardy. (D–F is potential for harm only). Examples include unaddressed falls, medication errors causing injury, neglect, or abuse.
Average number of residents in the building on any given day, derived from annual census data. Reflects true operating scale — a 400-bed facility running 200 residents/day operates very differently from one at 390. Higher resident counts generally mean more funded staffing hours.
Better Business Bureau rating (A+ to F). Reflects complaint history, business transparency, and how family disputes were resolved. A+ means no significant unresolved complaints. A blank (—) means the facility isn't BBB-accredited, which is common for healthcare providers and not necessarily a negative signal.
Walk Score® (0–100). Measures walkability of the surrounding area. 90–100 = Walker's Paradise. 70–89 = Very Walkable. 50–69 = Somewhat Walkable. Below 50 = Car-Dependent. Higher scores benefit family visitors, resident outings, and staff commuting.
The licensed owner or operator of record filed with CMS — the individual or organization legally accountable for the facility. Searching the operator name across other facilities can reveal chain or multi-site ownership, which matters: chain-operated homes tend to have more variable quality outcomes than independently run facilities.
What the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts — not gross billings. Taken from the latest complete annual cost report, so it is comparable across homes reporting the same period. Revenue alone doesn't indicate care quality, but it funds staffing and capital reinvestment. Pair with Payroll %. Figures are from each facility's most recent complete fiscal year — hover a value for the exact year; a * marks homes that report an older period than most facilities.
Staff salaries plus wage-related benefits from the latest complete annual cost report. Contract and agency labour is counted separately, under other operating costs, so a home leaning on agency staff can show a low figure here. Payroll is the cost most directly tied to care quality — compare with Payroll % for full context. Figures are from each facility's most recent complete fiscal year — hover a value for the exact year; a * marks homes that report an older period than most facilities.
Payroll as a share of NET PATIENT REVENUE (not gross revenue). Both figures come from the same cost-report year. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay. Read with the Staffing star rating to judge whether spend translates into coverage — and note that homes whose patient revenue covers only part of their operation can read implausibly high. The Kentucky average is: 48.8% Figures are from each facility's most recent complete fiscal year — hover a value for the exact year; a * marks homes that report an older period than most facilities.
CMS Certification Number: the unique federal identifier for this skilled nursing provider.
Rank badges are statewide and care-type specific: each nursing home is ranked against every other KY nursing home we track that reports that metric, not just the 207 on this page. See how we rank facilities
Owenton Healthcare and Rehabilitation is a nursing home in Owenton, Kentucky, that offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. The community provides ongoing clinical support for older adults’ needs with nursing services. Residents also have access to rehabilitation services that aim to help improve their functionality.
With 100 beds, the community provides a total nurse staffing of 2 hours and 46 minutes per resident per day. Kayla Randall serves as administrator, while Owenton Ky Opco operates the community.
Residents can receive rehabilitation through the Dynamic Therapy Department, along with dental care, audiology, vision care, podiatry, and psychological talk therapy. Furthermore, therapy dogs provide an animal-assisted activity, while personalized dietary menus allow food planning to reflect individual dietary needs.
Payment options are Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, suggesting several options to cover care expenses.
Overview of Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care is a nursing home in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, providing nursing care and skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes licensed nursing care on site around the clock, and the community also offers specialized long term care for ventilator dependent residents. The setting may be a good fit for a resident who needs long term nursing care with ventilator support.
Opened in 1980, the community has 143 beds. Steve Estes serves as administrator, and Rockcastle Hospital And Respiratory Care Ctr operates the community. Rehabilitation services are available, giving residents access to therapy as part of the care offered here. Total nurse staffing is 2 hours and 41 minutes per resident each day, representing the amount of nursing time allocated to each resident over a 24 hour period.
Overview of Campbellsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Campbellsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home in Campbellsville, Kentucky, offering hospice care, respite care, and skilled nursing. Residents receive ongoing nursing support in a residential setting, with licensed nursing care available on site around the clock. Hospice care supports needs at the end of life, while respite care provides a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.
Campbellsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center may be a good fit for a resident who needs ongoing nursing support or a family seeking a short respite stay. The community has 67 beds, and total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 16 minutes per resident each day, representing the nursing time allocated to each resident across a day. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families several ways to pay for care. Rehabilitation services are available, so residents can receive therapy as part of their care at the community. Joseph Garst serves as the administrator, and Campbellsville Operating Company operates the community.
Ninety-one beds at Owsley County Health Care Center carry four different kinds of stay: long-term nursing, skilled nursing, hospice, and respite. The mix says something about who arrives here, since some residents are settling in and others have an exit date already written down.
Rehabilitation services handle the regaining and the maintaining both, after an illness or an injury. A house that suits a person perfectly well can be unworkable for the six weeks after an injury, and stairs are usually the reason.
Respite frequently begins on the day a hospital discharges someone. The medical side is finished before the home is ready, and a short stay covers the weeks while a ramp gets built.
Licensed nursing support does not keep office hours. Nursing time totals 3 hours and 49 minutes per resident each day.
Hospice aims at comfort instead of cure. For a resident at the end of life, that changes what a good day is measured against.
An outdoor patio gives residents somewhere to take the air. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, and Whittney Younts serves as the administrator.
Overview of Signature Healthcare of Glasgow Rehab and Wellness C
Situated in Glasgow, Kentucky, Signature Healthcare of Glasgow Rehab and Wellness Center provides nursing home, hospice care, palliative care, respite care, and skilled nursing. Residents receive care whenever needed, with 24-hour staffing available. Rehabilitation services, including short-term rehabilitation, also support residents’ recovery after an injury, illness, or hospital stay.
The community can accommodate a variety of older adults’ needs, ranging from those seeking temporary stays and those with serious illness to life-limiting conditions, through respite care, hospice, and palliative care. Administered by Candi Spears, this 68-bed community is currently at 84% occupancy, with 57 beds in use. Additionally, a total of 3 hours and 54 minutes of nursing care is provided per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time assigned to each resident.
The Care Navigation program can help coordinate services and care needs. Moreover, an on-site chaplain offers spiritual support, while transportation to community events allows residents to attend those activities without arranging separate transportation.
Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Medicare can cover short-term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid may help when savings do not cover a long stay, and private pay allows families to fund care directly.
Overview of Fordsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Fordsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 67 bed nursing home in Fordsville, Kentucky, offering memory care, palliative care, respite care, and skilled nursing. Memory care provides supervised support for residents living with dementia, while skilled nursing means licensed nursing care is available on site around the clock.
Palliative care centers on comfort and symptom support for someone with a serious illness. Respite care offers a short term stay for a resident whose family caregiver needs time away, making it an option when that caregiver needs a break without ending the person’s care arrangement.
Rehabilitation services support restorative work, while wound care and physician visits address ongoing clinical needs. Medication management, dietary and nutritional counseling, and vision and dental care support medication routines, nutrition related needs, and personal health services.
Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families those listed payment routes. Total nurse staffing is 3h 3m per resident per day, representing the daily nurse time allocated to each resident.
Kristy Huffman serves as the administrator, and Fordsville Opco operates the community.
Colonial Center, a 48-bed nursing home in Bowling Green, KY, is licensed for skilled nursing as well. That designation covers care for which the state requires a nurse’s training.
Respite care answers a different need, the interval when the person who usually does the caring cannot. A family after exactly that temporary arrangement is well served by it.
Forty-eight beds put Colonial Center in the smaller end of senior living communities, where staff and residents have a fair chance of knowing one another. Private rooms give a resident space of their own. And semi-private rooms are there for somebody who does not mind sharing. Count the nursing against a single resident’s day, and it is 3 hours and 18 minutes.
Rehabilitation Services run during a stay, and pets are allowed. Colonial Health Center LLC is the operator. A family arrives paying in one of three ways, through Medicare, through Medicaid, or out of its own funds. Medicare’s part is the short skilled stretch of nursing care after a hospital discharge, and Medicaid is the one that answers a stay longer than the savings behind it last.
Riverview Health Care Center is a nursing home, skilled nursing, palliative care, and respite care community in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Palliative care focuses on comfort and symptom relief, while respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs time away.
The center has 121 beds, which gives families a clear sense of the community’s capacity without indicating a particular room arrangement. Rehabilitation services support recovery and functional improvement. Transportation can help residents attend scheduled activities or appointments without arranging every trip independently.
Restaurant style dining is available, and an on-site salon provides an option for personal grooming. Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are accepted, giving families several listed ways to cover care. Medicaid is available for eligible residents, while Medicare may cover qualifying short-term skilled care.
Total nurse staffing is 2h 47m per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time allocated per resident. Hope Brainard serves as administrator, and LP Prestonsburg Riverview operates the center. Clinical Services, Care Navigation, and Life Enrichment are also available.
There are four care types listed at South Shore Nursing & Rehabilitation in South Shore, KY. Those care types are hospice care, respite care, skilled nursing, and nursing home care.
The nursing delivered here is licensed, and it doesn’t stop regardless of the hour; that’s what the “skilled” part of the designation means. Hospice care is what the work becomes when someone nears the end of life. Respite care is the type of care that exists because sometimes a caregiver is unavailable, but the need for care doesn’t stop.
Short-Term Rehab and Outpatient therapy are two explicitly named services. Someone who is recovering from an illness, an injury, or a surgical procedure is who those services are intended for. The home has 60 beds, and the nursing time allotted to each resident daily reaches three hours and twelve minutes.
Medicare and Medicaid are both accepted. Medicare is for stays that involve short stretches of skilled care, and Medicaid is for longer-term stays. Private pay is for meeting the rest that the two other payment options won’t.
This location suits a person who’s in recovery, someone nearing the end of life, someone who needs continuous care, or families who need help providing care for a set period. The administration of the home falls to Mary Warnock.
Overview of Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place Rehab and We
Signature Healthcare at Jefferson Place offers nursing home and skilled nursing care in Louisville, KY. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock for residents who need ongoing clinical support. The community may be a good fit for someone who needs ongoing nursing care or a short-term rehabilitation stay.
The home has 95 beds. Private accommodations and baths give residents individual spaces for living and bathing. Total nurse staffing is 3h 56m per resident per day, representing the daily hands-on nursing time assigned to each resident.
Short-term rehabilitation is available, so the community can serve residents who need rehabilitation during a limited stay. Chef-prepared meals are offered, giving residents prepared dining without needing to arrange or prepare meals themselves.
Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Medicare can cover short-term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid can help when savings may not cover a long stay, and private pay allows a family to pay directly. Amy Brown serves as administrator, and LP Louisville Herr Lane operates the community.
Every nursing home above is evaluated across five weighted categories using CMS data including Care Compare, Payroll-Based Journal, and Medicare Cost Reports. Rank badges compare each home against other nursing homes in the same state — never against assisted living, memory care, or independent living communities.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Nursing Homes in Kentucky
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 nursing home care?
Yes — Kentucky Medicaid covers nursing home care for residents who meet income, asset, and medical-need eligibility requirements. Most CMS-certified nursing homes accept Medicaid as a primary payer once long-term-care eligibility is established.
What is nursing home care?
Nursing homes (also called skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses, rehabilitation services, and long-term custodial care for residents with significant health or functional needs.
How many nursing homes are listed on this page?
This page features 207 nursing homes in Kentucky. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.
How do I choose the right nursing home 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 nursing homes 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.
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Nursing Homes in Kentucky at a glance
Avg Overall CMS Rating:3.0/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in Kentucky. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average:3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating:2.7/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Kentucky. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average:3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating:3.0/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Kentucky. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average:3.0/ 5
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